Dividing assets after divorce easier now

Dividing assets after divorce easier now
 
Recent CPF rule changes will help divorced women get their fair share from sale of matrimonial home
 
By Lorna Tan
 
DIVORCED couples have benefited from recent changes in Central Provident Fund (CPF) rules, which allow for a more ‘equitable’ distribution of their CPF monies when they divide their matrimonial assets.
 
Previously, [...]

100 in a house

100 in a house
 
The tenants, all foreigners, moved in late last year and are packed into 17 rooms carved out with partition boards
 
By Jamie Ee
 
IT IS a house of 100 tenants in Geylang.
 
No, that’s not the title of the latest drama serial on TV but an extreme case of overcrowding in a three-storey [...]

Foreign workers to be housed next to cemetery

Foreign workers to be housed next to cemetery
 
Two dormitory blocks for 12,000 workers coming up less than 20m from Lim Chu Kang cemetery
 
By Nur Dianah Suhaimi
 
THEIR neighbour is a sprawling cemetery with thousands of graves.
 
Not quite an ideal place to live in, you say?
 
But in six months’ time, about 12,000 foreign workers [...]

Banks woo cash-rich en bloc residents

Banks woo cash-rich en bloc residents
 
Talks held at Farrer Court to promote financial services to residents after estate’s $1.34 billion collective sale
 
By Shuli Sudderuddin
 
WHERE there is money, businesses will pursue it. So it is not surprising that at least two financial players, Citibank and IPP Financial Advisers, have held talks at Farrer Court to [...]

Getting a divorce without losing her home

Getting a divorce without losing her home
 
Recent CPF changes allow for a more eqitable distribution of the matrimonial home and let the ex-wife keep a roof over her head
 
By Lorna Tan
 
DIVORCING couples come under even greater emotional strain when they try to sort out who gets what.
 
Last October, measures were put in place [...]

Charmed circle

Charmed circle
 
The Circle Line will open from next year, starting with Stage Three, which links the Bishan station on the North-South Line to the Serangoon station on the North-East Line. Experts say this added accessibility will boost property values in the areas around each station. Which are some of the notable stations and residential developments [...]

Dividing the assets

Dividing the assets
 
IN DECIDING who gets what, the law requires any division of matrimonial assets to be just and equitable.
 
Courts weigh certain factors when determining how assets should be split.
 
Matrimonial home
 
·  Contribution of each spouse: The starting point is the financial contribution that each party has made to initial payments and monthly mortgage [...]

Putting the WOW into a masterplan

Putting the WOW into a masterplan
 
A good urban plan must have impact and give a sense of excitement, says Jeffrey Ho, executive vice-president of home-grown Surbana Urban Planning Group, which has won global planning awards
 
By Jessica Cheam
 
HOME-GROWN Surbana International Consultants, which used to be part of the Housing Board (HDB), is well-known for winning [...]

How can I make uncle honour dead grandpa’s self-made will?

How can I make uncle honour dead grandpa’s self-made will?
 
Q I AM from Malaysia. My grandfather, a Malaysian, died six years ago.
 
According to his self-made will, his properties were to be distributed among his six sons. His eight daughters were not given a share in the will.
 
My grandfather signed this self-made will and [...]