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Best online will writing service

June 30, 2022February 21, 2024 EzWills

To determine what is the best online will writing service we need to look at the results produced by the site. What factors would an expert look at? What are the problems with the wills created by free online will sites in Singapore? Why do others not see the problems with some free online will sites?

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Severing a joint tenancy

Property, joint tenant, rights of survivorship

May 13, 2022May 20, 2022 EzWills

Property held as a joint tenant, the survivorship right of a joint tenant and the giving of a property held as joint tenant by Will are all long settled law. It’s been suggested that a recent court case in Singapore has changed the law on this area. Before we discuss this recent case here’s an […]

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What happens if a beneficiary dies?

May 8, 2022May 20, 2022 EzWills

To answer the question ‘what happens if a beneficiary dies’ three factors need to be taken into account.

We need to know when the death occurs, if the beneficiary is a child of the will maker and we need to know if the Will has provisions for a beneficiary predeceasing.

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Online Will in Singapore – a new dawn?

April 30, 2022May 8, 2022 EzWills

The way wills are written in Singapore remained unchanged for 200 years. In that time most people in Singapore still don’t have a Will. Online Wills arrived in 2018. Are online Wills the new dawn that changes the game?

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Probate meaning & process explained

January 29, 2021April 12, 2022 EzWills

Probate means the process by which the executor applies to the Court to have the Will approved and Probate granted. The executor has to prove the Will. If accepted probate is granted and executor can proceed to deal with the estate.

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Specific gifts and residuary gifts explained

December 7, 2020April 5, 2022 EzWills

Specific gifts and residuary gifts explained 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 […]

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Writing a Will on behalf of someone else

November 28, 2020April 5, 2022 EzWills

Problem of writing a Will on behalf of someone else Why is it not a good idea to use an online Will making platform to create a Will for someone else other than for yourself? Helping someone else to write a Will for him/her can be risky. This is even more so if you are […]

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When must I update my Will?

June 28, 2019October 8, 2020 EzWills

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 […]

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  • Best online will writing service
  • Joint tenants’ right of survivorship
  • Property, joint tenant, rights of survivorship
  • What happens if a beneficiary dies?
  • Online Will in Singapore – a new dawn?
  • Basics of Writing a Will in Singapore
  • Making a Will in Singapore during a pandemic
  • Executor of a Will – how joint executors decide
  • Executor of Will protecting infant’s inheritance
  • Probate meaning & process explained
  • Specific gifts and residuary gifts explained
  • Writing a Will on behalf of someone else
  • Is a Will signing witnessed via zoom valid?
  • Is a Will signed digitally valid?
  • What is a Mirror Will?
  • Simultaneous death of a couple – what happens?
  • Same sex couples without Wills
  • How to write a Will – 3 things you must get right
  • Leaving nothing to a spouse in your Will
  • When must I update my Will?
  • Foreign assets – Is a concurrent Will better?
  • Not listing children’s names -why it’s OK
  • De facto or co-habitating couples without Wills
  • Dealing with Real Estate in a Will
  • Young beneficiaries and managing their inheritance
  • Possible mistakes after a Will is written
  • Testamentary trust and the “problem” dependent
  • The Role of a Guardian appointed by a Will
  • Executor of a Will in Singapore
  • How Section 26 of the Wills Act works if a child beneficiary of the will maker dies first
  • What happens if my beneficiary dies before me?
  • Young persons and a large inheritance
  • Why couples with children need to make a Will
  • List of assets not needed to write a Will
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