Recently, another family in Hong Kong has been caught in a turmoil over property, and they are the children and wife of the late billionaire Lam Pak-yan.
Lin Baixin is a famous real estate developer in Hong Kong, who was keen on charity to donate more than 600 million yuan to the mainland during his lifetime, in order to thank him for his kindness, the country also named an asteroid after him, and Lin Baixin's reputation was tarnished by his children's contention.
It is reported that Lin Baixin had four wives before his death, and gave birth to a total of 8 children for him, one of whom was an adopted son.
Lin Baixin died of illness in 2005 and distributed 2.9 billion inheritance to his three sons and second wife Yu Baozhu, of which the eldest son (big house) Lin Jianming was 700 million, the second son (second room) Lin Jianyue was 1.92 billion, and the second wife and adopted son Lin Jiankang (fourth room) were divided 296 million.
Lin Jianyue, Lin Jianming:
I have to say that Lin Baixin's division is very partial, because the wife of the third room and her children did not get a penny, so they recently filed a lawsuit to overturn the will made by Lin Baixin before her death.
The reason why they overturned the will was that Lin Baixin suffered from Alzheimer's disease before her death and had no ability to make a will.
Because the family property dispute is a challenge to the executor of the estate, the plaintiff is the executor of the estate, and the defendants are the third wife and her daughter Lin Mingzhu.
Lin Baixin and Mrs. San:
The biggest beneficiary of Lin Baixin's estate is his second son, Lin Jianyue, so he must appear in court to respond.
On April 17, the lawsuit was heard in the High Court of Hong Kong, and Sanfang pointed out that Lin Baixin was initially assessed by doctors in June 2004 to have slow reactions, lethargy and brain problems, and in August of the same year, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and needed to take medication.
In this regard, Lin Jianyue denied that his father suffered from Alzheimer's disease before his death, pointing out that Lin Baixin's mental condition was good, and he communicated with his father many times about company affairs, and his father was not abnormal, but his health was really not good.
He also stressed that he did not know the contents of the will from beginning to end, and his father's assistant was always in charge.
It turned out that Lin Baixin was hospitalized many times due to health problems before his death, and in June 2004, he was fitted with a heart stent, and soon after he broke his hand, and his physical condition was already very poor, and his family was privately discussing the issue of inheritance.
In October 2004, Lin Baixin entrusted others to draft the will, wrote two versions, the beneficiary did not change, but changed the proportion, and marked that as long as someone questioned it, he would lose the right of inheritance.
The will was completed on December 3, 2004, when the executor read it to Lin Baixin, and he responded "Okay".
The executor of the estate pointed out that the reason why Lin Baixin excluded the third wife and children was that they took a lot of things, including that the third wife had borrowed 500 million yuan in the name of investment, but later said that it was given by Lin Baixin.
In this regard, the third wife, Gu Ruiying, denied it in court.
It is reported that the second room is the biggest winner of the division of family property, and the second wife Yu Baozhu is about to be 100 years old, enjoying all the glory and wealth, Lin Jianyue is also the actual ruler of the 10 billion family, and his relationship with Wang Zuxian was a sensation.
The third wife, Gu Ruiying, gave birth to a pair of children for Lin Baixin, among which the daughter Lin Mingzhu was very strong and loved by her father in the early days, but because of property issues, she took her father to court, so she was not treated by Lin Baixin, and she almost couldn't even enter the mourning hall.