Your Wealth, Your Will, Your Way
Your Wealth, Your Will, Your Way
Before the advent of the internet, people who wanted to write their will would most likely visit a law firm. While a lawyer is not a legal requirement to write a will, most laymen would be unsure of the format and correct terms to use if they were to DIY the process at home. Today, …
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Pets have shorter lives than humans, but what happens when they outlive you? Like many people, you probably consider your pets to be a part of your family and want to make sure that they’re taken care of after you die. However, in the eyes of the law, pets are considered property and not beneficiaries. …
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A Schedule of Assets is a document required by the court in an application for Grant of Probate or Grant of Letters of Administration. A Schedule of Assets is an important document which lists all of one’s assets and debts. It is required by the court when an executor of a will or a representative …
At what age should one consider writing up a will and start thinking about wealth transfer? Some people think that writing a will should only be done when you are on your death bed. This is not true. In fact, it would make more sense to make our estate plan while we are young and …
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Legacy planning involves drawing up a financial plan to dictate how one’s estate is to be distributed after death. An estate, in common law, refers to a person’s total net worth in assets at death. These assets include money, property, entitlements and valuable possessions. This is why a legacy plan is also known as an …
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In Singapore, one’s assets will be distributed according to the Intestate Succession Act if there is no Will.