Woman Attempts To Attain Full CPF Sum From Dead Ex-Husband Using WhatsApp Messages Apparently, you can’t use WhatsApp texts to claim CPF on the court. The ex-wife of a man, who died from pancreatic cancer, attempted to use WhatsApp messages from him to support her claim that he had wanted all his Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings to go to their 2 sons. Unfortunately (for her), the High Court dismissed her bid. Backstory The man was 49 years old when he died of cancer on 5 Feb last year. He divorced his first wife in December 2014 and got remarried to his second wife in March 2015. According to intestacy law, his widow would attain half of the $718,912 in his CPF account, and both his sons would get 25% each. Aged 10 and 15, the sons applied to the courts, via their mother, for the full CPF sum. Former wife’s argument The ex-wife used the WhatsApp exchanges on 29 Dec 2016, approximately 5 weeks before he died, coupled with his actions to withdraw the CPF monies to contend that they should be entitled to the whole amount. Source It was asserted that the CPF sum, placed with the Public […]
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