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Remember the surprise marriage between a 102-year-old man and his live-in caretaker? Back in January, the nine children of Mr. Wang were shocked to learn of the marriage, when Ms. Lai, their surprise stepmother, barred them from visiting their dad in central Taipei. At the time, the Wangs had applied for guardianship of their elderly father, but before the court had made a decision, Ms. Lai and her employer registered their marriage, which authorities deemed legitimate. Mr. Wang’s children believe that Lai was after their father’s massive fortune and had taken advantage of him. They even accused her of confining him to his home. On Tuesday afternoon, they took the opportunity of a hospital visit to take their father away from the unwanted stepmother. Let’s find out more in our exclusive report.

The man on the wheelchair is Mr. Wang, who’s 102 years old. He’s just visited the doctor accompanied by Ms. Lai, his caregiver—and wife since the beginning of the year. He’s ferried out by a small crowd as soon as he exits. Ms. Lai screams.

Police arrives soon amid the scuffle. The caregiver seems to have sustained injuries and is sent to ER.

Turns out, the small crowd waiting outside the hospital to fetch Mr. Wang is his children and grandchildren. It’s their now or never moment to get the elderly man back under their hood. The Wangs were in for a shock when the youngest son found out in January that the elder Mr. Wang got married to his caregiver of 17 years without their knowledge. They believe Ms. Lai was after their father’s massive fortune, and are now accusing her of confining him in his apartment: the children say Ms. Lai had blocked all forms of contact they could possibly have with their father, from phone calls to physical visits. They even got the police involved last month, but to no avail, which is why they’ve decided to get him in person.

The family finally gets their father onto the car with them. They’re relieved that he’s back in person.

Mr. Wang
Fourth son
Of course I’m happy, especially since Lunar New Year is coming up. She’s held my father hostage. On the other day, she wouldn’t even open the door, so I filed a report at the Zhongshan Second Police Station for the offense of forcing on her part. How dare she prohibit me from having contact with my own father?

The Wangs are happy that their father could rejoin the family for Lunar New Year. They’re now suing Ms. Lai and seeking to obtain guardianship of their father, which they had applied for before the marriage was registered.

Chan Shih-hsien
Taipei Zhongshan Second Police Station
Our colleagues arrived at Mr. Wang’s residence earlier and determined that the conflict between the two parties concerns the right of guardianship. That will be up to the two parties to settle.

The Wangs have decided that physically getting their father back was the only way to see him again. However, the legal battle with the surprise mother-in-law has only just begun.

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