Wills & Probate
When to Review Your Will and Estate Plan
The life events that should prompt you to review your estate plan, the whole-plan checklist to run, and why a stale plan…
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Wills, probate, letters of administration, LPAs and deputyship in Singapore.
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Administering the Estate of a Foreigner in Singapore
When a foreigner dies leaving Singapore assets, administering the estate turns on governing law, domicile, and whether to obtain a Singapore grant…
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Writing a Letter of Wishes
A letter of wishes privately guides the people who act after you die or lose capacity. What belongs in it, why it…
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Changing an Estate by Agreement: Deeds of Family Arrangement
Beneficiaries can agree to share an estate differently from the will or intestacy through a deed of family arrangement. When families do…
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Entering a Caveat Against a Grant of Probate
A caveat blocks a grant of probate or letters of administration being issued without notice to you. Who enters one, how it…
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Appointing an Executor Who Lives Overseas
There is no rule against naming an overseas executor. There are several good reasons not to make one your only executor.
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Joint Wills and Why They Are Rarely a Good Idea
One document, two testators, and a decade of arguments after the first death. What a joint will actually is, and why practitioners…
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Life Insurance in Your Estate Plan
A will decides who gets what. Life insurance decides whether there is any money available while everyone waits for probate. The two…
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Can You Disinherit a Child in Singapore?
Children have no automatic entitlement under a Singapore will, but leaving one out is not quite as simple as saying nothing about…
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Can You Sign a Will Electronically in Singapore?
Why electronic signatures and video witnessing do not work for wills in Singapore, and what online will services actually give you.