Inheritance and Family Conflicts: Son Challenges Elderly Mother’s Mental Capacity in Asset Distribution [2024] SGHC 1

Inheritance and Family Conflicts: Son Challenges Elderly Mother’s Mental Capacity in Asset Distribution [2024] SGHC 1

In Goh Tze Chien v Tan Teow Chee and another [2024] SGHC 1, a son challenged his elderly mother’s decision to split family assets, claiming she lacked the mental capacity to sign the papers for winding up the family business. We successfully represented the executor of the deceased’s estate in resisting both the son’s application and his subsequent appeal to the Appellate Division of the High Court.

Read here for key facts and insights on the Appellate Court’s ruling.