Event Brief
Singapore court rejects elderly man’s spousal support claim
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 16, 2026 at 4:10 AM ET
Summary: Singapore’s family court rejected a 90-year-old man’s claim for spousal maintenance against his 89-year-old ex-wife. The court said both are in the twilight of their lives, noting the man would receive more than S$2 million from the matrimonial pool and that his wife is a retiree living on a pension.
WHO: Singapore family court
WHAT: Rejected a 90-year-old man’s claim for spousal maintenance from his 89-year-old ex-wife.
WHEN: Sep 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Singapore
WHY: The court found the claim for spousal maintenance was not warranted, citing the couple’s late-life circumstances, the man’s expected share of more than S$2 million from the matrimonial pool, and the wife’s pension-based retirement income.
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