Why a man with two wives can’t get a bigger share of his own assets

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He failed to prove the contribution of the second wife and so he could not keep two-thirds of his assets.

He failed to prove the contribution of the second wife and so he could not keep two-thirds of his assets.

ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO

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SINGAPORE – A businessman who had two wives under a Muslim polygamous marriage wanted a bigger share of his household’s assets when he broke up with his first wife.

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