Asked by Jeffrey Koh
Hi,
I am a US citizen and am a co-owner of 2 condos in Singapore. I am located in the USA and do not have a local bank account in Singapore and one of the condo is being sold and I was told by the law firm we are engaging that the purchaser's lawyers will likely not agree to writing a check to the law firm and have the law firm disperse the money. Does this sound correct?
From my understanding, when multiple parties are involved, law firms disperse the money to each co-owner. The co-owners had suggested I deposit my money into their bank accounts and they will wire me the money but I am not comfortable with that since if the money is in their name, I am unsure if they have any legal obligation to then wire me the money and what legal recourse I have if they do not. My understanding is that a lawyer's account get created or a cvy account. I do not know why the said route is not being utilized and that something new has cropped up that the purchaser's lawyer may not agree to it. I have never heard of such a thing. Any advice? I am concerned for obvious reasons that my portion of the condos will fall through the cracks. Thanks.
Jeff
I am a US citizen and am a co-owner of 2 condos in Singapore. I am located in the USA and do not have a local bank account in Singapore and one of the condo is being sold and I was told by the law firm we are engaging that the purchaser's lawyers will likely not agree to writing a check to the law firm and have the law firm disperse the money. Does this sound correct?
From my understanding, when multiple parties are involved, law firms disperse the money to each co-owner. The co-owners had suggested I deposit my money into their bank accounts and they will wire me the money but I am not comfortable with that since if the money is in their name, I am unsure if they have any legal obligation to then wire me the money and what legal recourse I have if they do not. My understanding is that a lawyer's account get created or a cvy account. I do not know why the said route is not being utilized and that something new has cropped up that the purchaser's lawyer may not agree to it. I have never heard of such a thing. Any advice? I am concerned for obvious reasons that my portion of the condos will fall through the cracks. Thanks.
Jeff
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