In a Will you can make a specific gift or a residuary gift. A specific gift is a gift of something you own e.g. a watch or a diamond ring. Giving a specific gift means the item given is taken out of the rest of your estate and has to be dealt with before payment […]
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Writing a Will for someone else
When is it not a good idea to use an online Will making platform like EzWills to create a Will for someone else? Helping someone else to write a Will for him/her can be risky. This is even more so if you are using an online Will making platform like EzWills to do so. In […]
Will signing witnessed via skype or zoom – is such a Will valid?
Can a Will be validly made if the will maker’s signature is witnessed remotely via video call, skype, facetime or zoom? This question has arisen because COVID-19 has caused difficulties for people to come together physically in each other’s presence. Wills Act requirements – ‘in the presence of’ Section 6 (2) of the Wills Act […]
Is a Will signed digitally using an electronic signature valid?
“Is a Will signed digitally using an electronic signature valid?” and “can I have my Will signed with my witnesses watching on Skype?” are questions that have arisen since the Global Pandemic hit. Wills Act requirements Section 6 (2) of the Wills Act requires every Will to ‘be signed at the foot or end’ of […]
What is a Mirror Will or what are Mirror Wills?
Mirror Wills are wills usually made by couples (married or unmarried) that ‘mirror’ each other. They are different from identical wills in that identical wills are exactly identical to each other e.g. the same person may be appointed executor in each identical Will. With mirror wills each will may follow the same ‘pattern’ except like […]
Simultaneous death of a couple – what happens?
If 2 persons die under circumstances where it is impossible to know who died first the commorientes rule applies and the elder is deemed to have died 1st. This may lead to an inequitable outcome.
Same sex couples without Wills
What happens if someone in a same sex relationship passes away without a Will whilst living in Singapore? The legal situation is quite clear in this instance. The law just treats him/her as single when he/she passed away. If a person were to pass away in Singapore without a Will his/her estate falls under the […]
How to write a Will – 3 things you must get right
When making a Will in Singapore many people just google ‘How to write a Will?’ or ‘How should I make a Will?’. Really, it is more important that you get three things absolutely right if the Will is not going to be invalid. Valid Will The requirements for a valid Will can be found at […]
Leaving nothing to a spouse in your Will
When writing a Will Singapore law requires a Will Maker to leave something for the spouse of the Will Maker. Inheritance Family Provision Act (Cap. 138) The Inheritance Family Provision Act allows a person who is a Will Maker’s : spouse; unmarried daughter (regardless of age): infant son; or disabled son or daughter who is […]
When must I update my Will?
If you write your Will with proper planning and foresight you may find that you do not need to update your Will for a long time. Some people have been able to get by without having to update their Wills for 10 years or more. On the other hand, if you do not put any […]