YOUR FAMILY · YOUR WISHES · SINGAPORE

Will drafting in Singapore

Decide who should inherit your estate and who should carry out your wishes. Loh Eben Ong LLP provides will drafting in Singapore, with online instructions and an office appointment to sign your will.

Start with a fee estimate, then tell us about your family, assets and intended gifts. Our lawyers prepare a draft for you to review before signing.

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Leona illustrates a will-planning discussion.

What should your will cover?

A clear will does more than name beneficiaries. It sets out who will administer your estate and what should happen if your first choices cannot take effect.

People you trust

Choose an executor to administer your estate, settle its liabilities and distribute the balance. Consider a substitute in case your first choice cannot act.

Gifts and the balance

Identify any specific gifts and decide who receives the rest of your estate. Think about substitute beneficiaries if someone dies before you.

Children and dependants

Tell us about minor children and anyone who depends on you. Discuss a guardian and how a young beneficiary’s inheritance should be held.

Your wider arrangements

Bring any existing will and tell us about overseas assets, trusts or business interests. These may need separate advice or coordinated documents.

From your instructions to a signed will

01 · PLAN

Check fees and send details

Use our wills quote page and submit your instructions online. We review the scope and provide an estimated fee. The final fee depends on your final instructions and any further updates at our office.

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02 · REVIEW

Read your draft carefully

Check names, gifts, shares and substitute appointments. Ask questions and confirm that the draft reflects your wishes before arranging to sign.

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03 · SIGN

Attend your appointment

Once your draft is ready, book a signing appointment at our Singapore office. Bring your original identification. Our lawyer explains the will to you in person before you sign.

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What to prepare for will drafting

  • Your full name and identification details.
  • Details of your chosen executors, beneficiaries and any guardian.
  • A broad list of your assets, debts and how property is owned.
  • Your intended gifts, shares and substitute arrangements.
  • Any existing will, foreign will or relevant trust documents.

You do not need to finalise every decision before speaking with us. Tell us if you are unsure about a choice, have a blended family or expect an unusual arrangement.

Some assets need separate planning

CPF savings fall outside your estate and cannot pass under your will. Make or review your CPF nomination separately.

Joint-tenancy property generally passes to the surviving joint owner. A tenant-in-common’s share may form part of the estate.

Insurance proceeds depend on the policy and any valid nomination or trust. Check the arrangement before assuming that your will controls payment.

CPF nomination guidance · Government estate-planning guide

AFTER SIGNING

Keep your original safe. Make it easier to find.

Tell your executor where you keep the signed original. A clear record can help your family locate it when it is needed.

SAL Wills Repository

Loh Eben Ong LLP is a participating law firm for the Singapore Academy of Law’s Wills Repository. Ask us about depositing a digital copy of your will and nominating authorised persons to access it after your death.

Our fee is S$100, plus any applicable SAL fee. SAL currently offers complimentary digital deposits from 9 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. Our professional fee remains separate.

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A digital copy does not replace the original

You should still keep your signed original safely. Depositing a copy does not determine whether a will is legally valid.

The SAL Wills Registry records information about a will’s existence and location. The Repository is the separate service for storing a digital copy.

SAL Repository information
Our guide to reviewing and storing your will

SAL information checked 11 October 2026.

Will drafting: your questions

For an ordinary will under the Wills Act, you must generally be at least 21 and have the mental capacity to make it. You must understand the document and act freely. This page concerns non-Muslim wills; Muslim estate planning follows a separate legal framework.

An ordinary will must be in writing. You must sign it, or acknowledge your signature, in the presence of at least two witnesses present at the same time. The witnesses must also sign in your presence. A beneficiary or the beneficiary’s spouse should not witness the will, as this can invalidate the gift. We explain the signing arrangements before your appointment.

You can submit instructions online and review a draft before your appointment. Online submission does not itself create a signed will. You may instruct us while overseas, but must attend our Singapore office for our lawyer to explain the contents in person and oversee signing. We do not draft, prepare or witness wills intended to be signed outside Singapore.

Fees depend on your instructions and the work required. Use our wills fee quote as a starting point. Tell us about any trusts, overseas assets or unusual provisions so that we can confirm the appropriate scope and fees.

Yes. For example, you may appoint a spouse or adult child as executor and also leave them a gift. Choose someone willing and able to take on the responsibility. A beneficiary should not act as a witness to the will.

Tell us where the assets are and provide any existing foreign will. Local succession rules and signing requirements may differ. You may need advice in that country, and the documents should be coordinated to avoid one will unintentionally revoking another.

Review it after marriage, divorce, a birth, a death or a significant change in assets or relationships. Marriage generally revokes an existing will, subject to exceptions such as a will made in contemplation of that marriage. Do not make handwritten changes to your signed original without advice.

No. A will deals with your estate after death. An LPA appoints people to make specified decisions during your lifetime if you lose mental capacity. Read about our Lasting Power of Attorney service if you want to plan for both situations.

For a non-Muslim estate, the assets covered by intestacy law pass under the statutory distribution rules. Those rules may differ from your wishes. An appropriate person will usually need to apply for Letters of Administration. Our probate and estate administration page explains the next steps.

Start with your wishes

Check the fee estimate and send us your instructions. If you need to discuss your circumstances first, contact our office.

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