Choose your executor
Ask someone you trust to handle your estate. Name a replacement in case your first choice cannot act.
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Estate planning and administration in Singapore.
Make your will, choose someone to help if you lose mental capacity, or find out what to do after a death in Singapore.
Start a Singapore document
Prepare a standard will online or find the steps for LPA, AMD and deputyship.
Decide who will look after what matters to you
Your will says who should receive your estate and names an executor to carry out your wishes. You can prepare a standard Singapore draft here for free, then print and sign it with two suitable witnesses.
If you are Muslim, have overseas assets or need more complex arrangements, ask for professional advice before signing. Your CPF savings also need separate attention: they are not distributed through your will.
Check your nominations
Review your CPF and insurance nominations. Check how jointly owned property will pass to its next owner.
Plan for decisions during your life
An LPA lets you appoint people to act if you lose mental capacity. Talk to your healthcare team about care wishes and whether an AMD is suitable.
If someone has passed away in Singapore
Step 01
Find the original will
Keep the original safe. Gather the death certificate and a list of accounts, property, debts and insurance.
Step 02
Check who can act
The executor may need a Grant of Probate. Without a will, an eligible person may need Letters of Administration. Ask each institution what authority it requires.
Step 03
Contact banks and insurers
Use the required authority to request account details and claim funds. Check CPF nominations separately.
Step 04
Pay debts and distribute the estate
Settle outstanding liabilities before paying beneficiaries. Keep receipts and an account of what each person receives.
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No. Ask each bank or asset holder what it requires. Some nominated or jointly owned assets pass without a grant, and the Public Trustee can handle certain qualifying estates.