Sons of tycoon's first wife refuse to accept verdict in favor of StarLux chairman
Taiwan News
Date: 2020/10/29
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Late Evergreen Group founder Chang Yung-fa (CNA photo)
Ever since the elder Chang passed away in 2016, his sons from different wives have been fighting each other for control over his inheritance. The transportation tycoon reportedly wrote a will leaving everything to Chang Kuo-wei, the only son of his second wife.
However, the three children of his first wife took their case to court, arguing the will had not been signed by their father himself, with no two witnesses present, as the law stipulates. Chang Kuo-wei countered them, saying an investigation had shown the tycoon had been qualified to draw up a will and was fully conscious of its content, while experts had concluded the signature was indeed the tycoon’s own handwriting.
The Taipei District Court agreed with the StarLux chairman, but his half-brothers filed an appeal with the Taiwan High Court. Because the matter was a private family affair, Thursday’s court session was closed to the public and the media, UDN reported. [FULL STORY]