3 and 6 years old children lost father in drowning accident in NUS

Written by Wilfred Ling  Tuesday, 21 January 2014In the news was a man who drown in NUS’ swimming pool. The incident happened in 2007 and the deceased left behind his wife and the young children aged 3 and 6. The deceased widow tried to sue for $1m but failed even after appealing. The written judgment for the appeal was dated 9 January 2014. It took 7 years for the widow and her family to come to a closure. It must have been so tiring. I infer that the deceased did not have a Will because his wife was called the administratrix of the Estate of the Deceased. This unfortunate incident is a reminder to all parents the importance of financial planning. Financial planning is always preventive medicine. The reason why there are so few professional ...