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Court Upholds 97-Year-Old's Right to Marry Mistress

1/29/2026

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A Singapore court rejected son's bid to declare his 97-year-old father mentally incapable of marrying his mistress, despite the son's claim of decline after a 2017 fall, and the mistress had announced plans to marry in June 2021.
The judge said mental capacity cannot be judged by age or appearance.
The elderly man founded a chemical company and has had an extramarital relationship since 1971.
The wife died in 2014.

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A Singapore court rejected son's bid to declare his 97-year-old father mentally incapable of marrying his mistress, despite the son's claim of decline after a 2017 fall, and the mistress had announced plans to marry in June 2021.
The judge said mental capacity cannot be judged by age or appearance.
The elderly man founded a chemical company and has had an extramarital relationship since 1971.
The wife died in 2014.