A woman’s mother sued her for a share of her $2.4 million private property after she filed for divorce — but a High Court judge ruled that the mother’s $1 million contribution was a loan, not an ownership stake.
According to the High Court judgement, the plaintiff is businesswoman Hajjah Noor Jehan Mohamed Ghouse, while the defendant, Nur Fairuz Magnus, is her daughter.
Shin Min Daily News reported that between late 2018 and January 2019, the daughter purchased a landed private property along Wak Hassan Drive in Sembawang for $2.4 million.
After marrying on Feb 9, 2019 and completing the purchase, she moved into the house with her husband, parents and grandmother.
Mother requested a share of the profits
On Sept 12, 2024, the daughter filed for divorce proceedings in the Syariah Court. The following month, the mother applied to the High Court, seeking a beneficial interest in the property and a share of the profits if it is sold.
The mother claimed her daughter lacked sufficient funds to purchase the private property at the time, so she agreed to help by lending her $1,020,378.
To support her case, the mother presented a handwritten note in court, which stated that both parties had agreed to divide the proceeds based on their respective cash contributions when the property is sold.
Judge rules it as a loan
However, the judge pointed out that both parties had also signed a formal loan agreement at a law firm in August 2024.
