Man fails to prove money from then-girlfriend was given out of ‘love and affection’, ordered to repay S$321,000
The High Court ordered a man to repay his former girlfriend more than S$320,000, finding that he was not a “credible witness”.
A man from Singapore has been ordered to repay more than S$320,000 (US$234,400) to his former girlfriend, after a High Court ruling found that the money she gave him was not a gift, but a loan. The dispute arose after the couple's relationship ended, and the woman claimed that the man had portrayed himself as a wealthy individual in an effort to impress her and win her affection.
The court found that the man was not a credible witness, and that his efforts to seemingly project himself as a higher-status person were part of his attempt to deceive her. The judge ruled that the money transferred between the couple and the spending on her credit cards constituted loans, not gifts, and ordered the man to repay the sum of S$321,116.40.
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