SINGAPORE – Those who have to pay maintenance will find it a lot harder to hide their wealth and not pay the sum to a family member, such as a former wife, when a new unit of Maintenance Enforcement Officers (MEOs) starts work.
This is because the MEOs do not require a defaulter’s consent to get information about his means and assets from third parties like banks, the Housing Board and the Central Provident Fund Board.
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