Court Upholds Will — Disinherited Wife’s Challenge Fails; Half-Sister Inherits Estate

21 Oct 2025

XAT v XAU and another [2025] SGHCF 4 concerns the validity of a will made by the deceased (“Will”), who excluded his wife, the appellant, from his Will, and instead left his estate to his half-sister. The General Division of the High Court (Family Division) upheld the Family Court’s decision, ie that the Will was rational on its face, and inclines the Court towards the finding that the deceased had testamentary capacity, and that he knew of and approved of the Will. Directors Seah Ching Ling and Hoon Shu Mei discuss the decision on this update.

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