{
  "id": 6421566,
  "title": "S'pore man accidentally transfers S$6,650 to ex-wife, she doesn't return money, prolongs dispute, court orders her to pay S$7,085",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/spore-man-accidentally-transfers-s-6-650-to-ex-wife-she-doesnt-return",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T13:08:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/09/singapore-man-transfers-money-wrongly-ex-wife/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Singaporean man recently had to endure a lengthy legal dispute with his ex-wife after an accidental bank transfer of S$6,650. Deputy Registrar Mark Lim ruled that she must pay him S$7,085, citing her unreasonable behavior throughout the process.\n\nJonathan mistakenly transferred the money to Adel Ng, whom he had divorced in 2021. He repeatedly asked her to return the funds, but she instead chose to prolong the matter legally for six months. This included filing a police report and accusing his lawyers of misconduct.\n\nNg claimed she was concerned about being scammed and instructed her lawyers to request extensive information, including Jonathan's identity number. She also deposited the money with the police, claiming it was the right authority to determine its legitimacy.\n\nJonathan then sued Ng, and after a back-and-forth, the court found her conduct \"so unreasonable\" and prolonged the matter unnecessarily. He ordered her to pay him S$6,500 in costs plus GST, totaling S$7,085.",
  "summary": "She eventually left the money with the Singapore police and they had to release it to the ex-husband.",
  "key_points": [
    "Singaporean man accidentally transfers S$6,650 to ex-wife",
    "Ex-wife prolongs dispute, files police report, accuses lawyers of misconduct",
    "Court orders ex-wife to pay S$7,085 for unreasonable behavior"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The court ruling sets a precedent that prolonging a dispute over an accidental transfer with unreasonable behavior can lead to additional financial penalties, beyond just returning the transferred amount.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}