A judge refused a 22-year-old man's bid to compel his wealthy mother to maintain him, ruling that a psychiatric condition he suffered, which allowed him to defer national service, did not mean he could not work for his upkeep.
District Judge Goh Kiat Yi noted that a deferment from NS did not mean he could seek maintenance.
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