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Contract Law
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Question 1
a. False
b. False
c. False
d. False
e. True
f. False
g. True
h. True
i. True
Question 2
a. D. It is a voidable marriage.
b. A. Yes, she can apply immediately.
c. C. A writ for nullity.
d. The Court may order Mohan to pay maintenance to May, when the nullity of marriage has
been granted. In Singapore, Section 113 of the Women’s Charter enables the court make such
order to pay maintenance to a spouse (Sun, Ee Chong, & Lim, 2014). It is the discretion of
the Court, taking into consideration the facts of the case, to decide the amount of maintenance
which is required to be paid to the spouse. Section 114 of the Charter provides that will
giving the order of maintenance the Court will consider the earning capacity, financial needs,
standard of living of both of the parties in the present, past and future. Maintenance can be
paid in a periodic basis or in a lump sum.
It can be assumed that, Mohan had a knowledge about the financial incapacity of
May from the fact that they agreed to reside with their parents respectively until the flat was
ready. Considering that both of them had an equal earning capacity, May was dependent of
Mohan that they will live together after everything goes according to plan. They registered
their marriage according to their plan, which ensures that both of them had an intention to

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start their new life. But after a period of time Mohan refused to stay with her. Because of his
refusal May had to file a writ for annulment of their marriage. The Court should consider in
this situation, the financial need and dependence of May on Mohan and order for a
maintenance.
Question No 3
a. When a person dies in absence of a will, his or her estate shall be distributed according to
the Intestate Succession Act of Singapore.
(i) Since Dr. Philip died without leaving any will to distribute his property, it can be
said that he died as an intestate. In the absence of a valid Will, his property will be distributed
among his dependents following the rules of Section 7 of Intestate Succession Act (Singapore
Statuses Online, 2013).
(ii) The Intestate Succession Act shall apply to this case. According to the Act, the
movable property of an intestate shall be distributed following the laws of the Country, where
he or she was domiciled at the time of his death. As Dr. Philip died at Singapore, his
immovable property shall be distributed under the rules of the Intestacy laws of Singapore.
According to the Intestate Succession Act, if an intestate dies without no child but a living
spouse and a parent or parents, the parent will be entitled to half of his estate and his spouse
will be entitled to the other half.
In this case, the CPF monies of Dr. Philip will go to his wife by default. Dr. Philip had
specifically nominated his wife as a beneficiary in the CPF Nomination Form. The CPF rule
is that nominee will receive the CPF savings of a member upon his or her demise.
In the case of distribution of his house, the right of the survivorship will be applied.
Upon the death of a co-owner, the interest in the property will automatically be passed on to