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Why divorcing spouses cannot stake claim on in-laws’ homes
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Couples who use a parents’ property as their matrimonial homes cannot stake claims over it because they are not the owners.
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SINGAPORE - Couples who use their parents’ property as their matrimonial homes cannot stake claims over it because they are self-evidently not the owners.
The rationale is the same as setting up a matrimonial home in a rented house – the fact that a married couple lived there does not affect the landlord’s rights over his or her real estate.
