If you pass on without a will, your
estate will be distributed in accordance with the rules of intestacy that can
be found in the Intestate Succession Act. You may engage a Singaporean
Wills and Estate lawyer to advise you on the various rules governing
this act.
Without a personalized will, you
may be disadvantaged. (1) Your estate may be distributed to people you do not
intend to provide for or it may not be distributed to people you intend to
provide for. (2) Furthermore, instead of being able to appoint your own
executors, the courts will appoint administrators and guarantors to administer
your estate instead after you pass on. These may not be people you trust. (3)
Your family would also have to go through the hassle of applyingto the Court
for Letters
of Administration. This is generally more tedious and complicated than
making a will. (4) Lastly, if you have young children, the person who applies
to Court to be their guardian may not be someone who is ideal or who you trust.
As such, we strongly advise you
to have a personalized will done up by a will
writing service or a wills
and estates lawyer in Singapore.
While you may write your own will
as long as you are above 21, of sound mind and well informed, your homemade will
may contain drafting mistakes or be incomplete. This may lead to a situation of
disputed inheritance that may cause your family distress, incurring substantial
costs in a legal battle. In a situation where its validity is contested, your
homemade will may also be rendered ineffective or invalid.
Given the above, we strongly
advise you to engage a lawyer when you want to write a will. At Gloria
James-Civetta & Co, we offer expertise in will writing services and offer a free 20-minute consultation with
one of our lawyers. Should you have any queries or should like to seek legal
representation, kindly contact us at 6337 0469 or email us at consult@gjclaw.com.sg.
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