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The case of Sin Sai Peng v Soh Kim Lian Florence [2002] 4 SLR 681 - last case on my resulting trust reading list. it comes with a very juicy story. read on.

Patrick is married to Madam Lee.

In the latter part of 1991, Patrick told his wife that he and Florence had a son. He expressed his desire to have Florence and Jason become “an integral part of the family”. Madam Lee was hurt and angry but she agreed to meet Florence and Jason. Apparently, the meeting was a cordial one and Madam Lee played with Jason for two hours. After that meeting, Patrick often brought Florence and Jason to the Lakeview apartment.

In early 1992, Patrick told his wife that he wanted Florence and Jason to live with them in the Lakeview apartment. Madam Lim said that she agreed with her husband’s plan as she was very fond of Jason. Furthermore, she accepted that it was troublesome for her husband to commute between Lakeview and Tampines. (so magnanimous. what a woman would do to keep her husband. where are her GUTS?)

The occupants of the Lakeview apartment got on well enough for a while. In November 1992, Florence gave birth to a girl, Jeanette. Patrick, Madam Lee, Florence and their children had innumerable outings in Singapore and vacations in Malacca, Genting Highlands, Port Dickson, Kuala Lumpur and Bali. According to Madam Lee, her relationship with Florence grew warmer with the passing days.

By 1995, relations between Patrick and Florence soured. Patrick alleged that Florence had an affair with a Greek national, George Pililis, a married man. Florence claimed that she entertained George at Patrick’s request to improve his business network. After frequent quarrels, Florence and her two children moved out of the Lakeview apartment in September 1997. She said that she left because of the plaintiffs’ refusal to vacate the property and Patrick’s intolerable and unreasonable behaviour towards her. A bitter battle for custody of the two children ensued.

end of the juicy story.