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Why two brothers got elderly mum to do 3 different wills
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It is prudent to let the main beneficiaries keep copies of the will because there is always a risk of wills being lost or destroyed.
ST ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA
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SINGAPORE – Two brothers were so hell-bent on getting their hands on their dementia-stricken mother’s assets that they took the frail woman to see doctors at least six times so that they could get her to sign legal documents that benefited them.
The elderly woman, who had already made a will, was cajoled into signing two others, as well as a lasting power of attorney, a deed to transfer her property and a statutory declaration all within six months.
