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2011 marriage of convenience valid, wife to inherit half

Singapore’s Court of Appeal ruled a marriage of convenience solemnised in 2011 remains valid, allowing the wife to inherit half her late husband’s estate. A 2016 law made such marriages void only when solemnised from October 1 that year.
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