Singapore court rules man, 97, mentally capable to remarry, dismisses son’s suit

South China Morning PostEN 1 min read 100% complete by SCMP’s Asia deskJanuary 29, 2026 at 08:35 AM

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A Singapore court dismissed a lawsuit filed by a man seeking to declare his 97-year-old father mentally incapable of marrying his long-time mistress. The elderly businessman, chairman of a chemical company, had been having an affair with his secretary since 1971, with whom he had a child. After the secretary, who had been living with the man and his family since 2016, announced plans to marry him in 2021, the son filed the application, claiming his father's mental capacity had deteriorated following a fall in 2017. The judge ruled that age and appearance alone were insufficient to determine mental capacity, allowing the marriage to proceed. The father's wife, who was aware of the affair, passed away in 2014.