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ghostcommand
post Oct 30 2019, 12:45 AM

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QUOTE(BillCollector @ Oct 29 2019, 11:21 PM)
I do not know what proof was given to him that it is indeed a boy. My wife, my SIL and me aren't in contact with them. MIL doesn't approve of us knowing or having anything to do with them.

Billcollectors eventually have to pay bills also, no one is ever exempt from bills.

Unfortunately there isn't much I could say I told my wife please don't get involved as eventually it will backfire. She said it is her duty to help her mother.

Don't dream, the MIL will never accept the idea of living in a RM200,000 apartment. This one essentially used her looks to get into that circle of wealthy men. She used to be a model in the late 70s. Maybe I should help her out more too because my wife gets most of the good looks from the mother laugh.gif
Its a bit more complicated than that.

During his better days when he was doing well because of real estate development, he did some funny tricks to pay less tax by essentially moving money from left to right pocket. Basically from his company, he transferred it to several shell companies whose sole shareholder was the MIL and did so on the basis of "buying consultancy services", later on the money was combined into 1 shell company to buy 2 condos for investment. 5 years ago she closed down the company and transferred 1 of the condos to herself while the other one she sold to settle debts. No one knows what those "consultancy service" entails but there you go.

Wedding ring? That together with close to 100 pieces of jewellery he sold them off. The only ones that remain?? The ones given to her by her mother and grandmother because she had given it to my wife and my wife asked me to lock it up at my safe deposit box at a bank.
To be honest, I do believe they are using the baby to get more money out of the father else they know he won't give them anything else.

As for who was supposed to pay, FIL told SIL they would rent out rooms in the condo that would help pay but the last time my wife took out a personal loan to loan him money it ended up she had to pay it back for him. My guess is this woul
It isn't the first time he is making such an offer, when my wife had our son he tried to force us into the boy using their family name, just that I did not allow it and neither did my father.
That's some foresight there.
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I thought I would never say this, but I have seen this kind of situation before, because my father was in a similar situation last time.

What I would advise is, you should side with your wife and help her through with her mother's plan. You already know how she feels about this (i.e. it is her duty). You are married to your wife after all, and your MIL's plan does make more sense. Ideally, it would be wise not to get involved, but if you choose to do so, know that your wife will remember this and she will blame you in the future for not giving her the support she needed at this time.

From what you have described, I would stay far away from your FIL and his first wife's kids. They sound like leeches. Sooner or later, he might even come asking you for $$.

Lastly, I wish you the best in your relationships biggrin.gif


ghostcommand
post Oct 30 2019, 09:01 PM

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QUOTE(BillCollector @ Oct 30 2019, 03:08 PM)
What was the outcome to that situation?? Father gave in??

I feel somewhat torn on this issue, one side of me feels this is something I should stay far far away from, another part of me feels it is unfair on the MIL to accept something along this lines and another part of me feels it is partly his property too.

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My father gave in and did many things to help his relatives (who had really massive debts and also leeching off people) at the expense of his own family. He would spend time/effort/money on them instead of spending time with his own family. My father had the means to help, but my mum wanted nothing to do with it, and felt that my father was really trying too hard to please everyone (especially people who were being leeches). You know the saying, "blood is thicker than water". She never forgot this.

I know your situation is quite different, but the same principles apply. Stay far away from leeches (your FIL and relatives), and side with the people closest to you. You are married to your wife, after all.

This post has been edited by ghostcommand: Oct 30 2019, 09:03 PM

 

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