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Measures to stave off ugly divorce battles long overdue

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In law as in life, the sad and inconvenient truth is that often, the one with the most money and the will to fight wins.

And family lawyers like Ms Dorothy Tan of PKWA Law Practice see it all the time.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 20, 2019, with the headline Measures to stave off ugly divorce battles long overdue. Subscribe