From the category archives:

Legal Advice

Legal Property Advice – Chances of Getting a Share of Property Proceeds after Divorce

April 26, 2009

Sunday Times is a weekly must read for me, especially with the columns that touches mostly on legal issues on real estate. This week they’re covering issues with regards to divorce and how the judgement would be like when it comes to handling a property’s proceedings. I am married, without any kids. My husband and [...]

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Singapore Estate Law – Can You Will Your HDB to Siblings?

February 22, 2009

Here’s another interesting snippet from Sunday Times. Agent friends should flip up Sunday Times and look out for the Invest Section – Your Personal Adviser: Finance Question: I would like to know if I can make a will and name my siblings as beneficiaries so they can inherit my HDB flat when I die. I [...]

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Singapore Estate Law – Can Foreigners Inherit Landed Property?

February 9, 2009

Sunday Times is always the best source for uncommon Singapore Real Estate laws. Here’s the snippet and answer:- My boss is a Singaporean but she lives in Malaysia as she’s married to a Malaysian. She has a few landed properties in Singapore. In the event of her death, can her children and/or husband legally own [...]

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Property Legal Woes – Seperated Spouse Unwilling to Sell House (HDB)

March 7, 2008

MY HUSBAND and I have been separated for a year. In the past, he has refused to pay for all household bills and refused to sell our HDB flat. He refused to do anything at all. What should I do if there is a buyer for the house and my husband refuses to sign the [...]

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Property Legal Woes – Financial Risk of Singaporean Divorcing Foreign Spouse

March 3, 2008

Found this article online and I think this is something that we should archive and share, maybe we should get a legal panel for advice as well on properties when it comes to relationship encumbrance. Question I AM MARRIED to a foreigner and we have a two-year-old child. After living abroad, I am now back [...]

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