Deed Poll is used only to change the name in your Identity Card, and cannot be used to change your name in your Marriage Certificate.

Please visit ICA's weblink at http://www.ica.gov.sg/page.aspx?pageid=140&secid=72

Loh Eben Ong & Partners have provided this prompt, innovative and convenient Online Legal Service since 1998, and many Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents have utilised this online legal service. You can access this online service at Deed Poll Online at any time in the comfort of your home or office with our prompt and efficient service.

With effect from June 2004, to enhance the convenience for our users, we have introduced an Offline Deed Poll Submission service. Applicant may download any one of our Deed Poll Offline Forms and submit to us via email, post or fax.

These are some of the common reasons that a person wishes to change his/her name:-

1. Adopted a New Name of your choice or preference
2. Correct a wrongly spelt First Name and/or Surname
3. Insertion of married name
4. Insertion of baptism name
5. Insertion of religious name
6. Change the order of the existing Name
7. Add, delete or change the Chinese Character(s) of your Name
8. Add, delete or change the Tamil Character(s) of your Name
9. Delete your Hanyu Pinyin name [eg. (Chen WeiLing)] in your Identity Card
10. For auspicious reasons

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S$60.00 (payment by NETS) (please check with ICA on their latest fee charges).

No. Under the Regulation 4 of the National Registration Regulations, the Chinese name must comprise only of Chinese characters found in the Chinese dictionary recognised by the Registrar.

Name or names that we consider vulgar, offensive, blasphemous or unsuitable or against the laws of Singapore.

We will also not accept an order for a Deed Poll that includes a name that would make people believe you had a conferred or inherited honour or title e.g. Dato, BBM, Sir, Lord, Judge, Lady, Baron, Baroness, Duke, Duchess etc. Our decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into as to our reason for rejection.

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To change your Name in your Identity Card, you would require either one of the following:-

(a) a Deed Poll prepared by a Lawyer, and you have to sign the document in the presence of a Lawyer in Singapore, OR
(b) a Baptism Certificate for insertion of baptism name, OR
(c) a Religious Certificate for insertion of religious name, OR
(d) a Marriage Certificate for insertion of married name only.

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Adult and Child (Over 1 Year's Old)

If you are an adult or your child (minor) is more than one (1) year old, you or your child can only change the name in the Identity Card. If you are a Singapore Permanent Resident, you can only change your name in your Singapore Blue Identity Card, and not your foreign Passport. Please check with ICA on their latest policies.

Child (Less Than 1 Year's Old)

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A Deed Poll is a legal document signed by a person for change of his name. It has tobe signed by a parent if the person is below 21 years of age. Under Singapore law, a person changing his name has to replace his Singapore Identity Card within 28 days.

We do not provide advice on your New Name as it is a very personal choice. Only you can decide.

However, these are the general tips that you may wish to consider in choosing your New Name:-

1. you may decide whether to put a New First Name (eg. John) in front or rear of your Existing Name of "Tan Ong Wee", so that you New Name in your IC will appear as "John Tan Ong Wee" or "Tan Ong Wee John". Some may wish to add a comma "," so that your New Name will read as "John, Tan Ong Wee" or "Tan Ong Wee, John".

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No. For minors below 21 years of age, the Deed Poll must be executed by a parent. With effect from 1 June 2007, the consent of the other parent also has to be sought for the change of name.

Based on ICA's policy, the child’s name is an important symbol of his identity and his relationship with his parents. Hence, the consent of both parents must be sought before the child’s name can be changed.

Amendment to the name on the child's Birth Certificate (BC) will not be allowed after 1 year from date of birth.

Should parents wish to change the child's name, they may obtain a Deed Poll to effect the change. The Deed Poll should be produced together with the BC for official transactions (eg. school registration, application for passport etc) for the new name to be reflected. The Deed Poll should also be produced during the child's IC registration for the new name to be reflected on the NRIC.

From 1 June 2007, to effect a change of name of a minor, Immigration Checkpoints Authority (ICA) requires one parent to complete a form to declare that the minor’s other parent has also consented to the name change, in addition to producing the Deed Poll. If the other parent is uncontactable, the parent who has executed the Deed Poll must state this information on the Declaration Form accordingly.

You should apply for a replacement identity card within 28 days after you have changed your name by way of a Deed Poll.

We do not process Deed Poll application to be signed overseas. We require the applicant to be in Singapore to sign the formal Deed Poll in the presence of one of our lawyers.

However, if you are currently overseas and intend to return to Singapore soon (temporarily or permanently), you may apply for a Deed Poll (online or offline) first, and inform us of your intended date of return.

After application, please send us a cheque for S$50.00 (this is only a deposit or partial payment) issued in favour of Loh Eben Ong & Partners, being the non-refundable deposit, via post to our address.

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If you are an adult, please bring along your Singapore Pink Identity Card (NRIC)/ Passport / NS Green IC, or Singapore Blue Identity Card (for Singapore PR).

For Minorⁱ, the Parent who is signing the Deed Poll has to bring his/her IC or Passport, and the Minor's original Birth Certificate to evidence the relationship.

Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
Call at Counter 1, IC Section Citizen Services Centre
3rd Floor, ICA Building
10 Kallang Road
Singapore 208718
(Next to Lavender MRT station)

Operating Hours: Weekdays - 8 am to 5 pm
Saturdays - 8 am to 1 pm
Tel: (65) 6391 6100
Email: ica_feedback@ica.gov.sg
Website: http://www.ica.gov.sg

After the amendment of the name in the holder's NRIC, the onus of whether or not to have the change similarly updated in the Singapore Passport lies with the holder.

Information on an NRIC holder's change of name will not be transmitted to other governmental departments. It is advisable to notify the relevant government departments of your new name, and they may require to have sight of the original Deed Poll for verification. The onus of reporting the change to government organisations, departments, statutory boards (such as Central Provident Fund Board) and authorities (eg. Singapore Land Authority) with whom he/she has dealings with lies with the holder.

As your name (in English characters) in your Identity Card may have changed, it is advisable to notify the Banks and private institutions or bodies which you have dealing with of your new name. The onus of notifying such change of name lies with you. For verification, these institutions may require sight of the original Deed Poll.

Please submit your request through this link at Deed Poll Quote at www.law.com.sg/deedpoll_quote.htm to obtain a prompt quote sent to your email address. (Preferred Mode available 24 hours - Online Quote). Alternatively, if you wish to obtain a verbal quote, please contact our office at (65) 6338 1810 (during office hours).

Notwithstanding the Power of Attorney, you must personally sign the necessary statutory declaration or other documents required by HDB relating to the purchase/resale of the flat.

>> For Sale Guidelines, visit HDB website (click link)

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If you are signing the Power of Attorneyⁱ Overseas (outside Singapore), your Lawyer will send (by courier or airmail) the Power of Attorney to you so that you can make arrangements to sign it in the presence of a Notary Public or Singapore Consulate Officer in the country of your stay.

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Your Power of Attorneyⁱ must be signed by you under seal in the presence of a Lawyer in Singapore or a Singapore Consulate Officer/Notary Public officiating/practising in the country of execution, and thereafter, your Lawyer will deposit a copy of your Power of Attorney at the Registry of the Supreme Court/High Court in Singapore and the Court will assign a Registration Number for your Power of Attorney.

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You can appoint almost anyone to be your Attorney. But as you will be entrusting important matters to your Attorney, he / she should be an adult person (such as a relative or a close friend) whom you can trust.

Our Online or Offline Services is strictly for the preparation of Power of Attorneyⁱ (PA) relating to Housing & Development Board flats' (HDB flats) in Singapore.

Visit Explanation on Power of Attorney (HDB flat) (HDB Website)

	Please visit HDB weblinks for more information:-

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There are generally 3 standard formats (see items 1 to 3 in the table below) prescribed by HDB which do not require HDB's prior approval, and you should inform your Lawyer of the purpose or purposes for the Power of Attorneyⁱ.

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Only the Donor (the person giving the powers) need to sign the Power of Attorneyⁱ. Your proposed Attorney need not sign any document nor attend at our office.

If you are signing the Power of Attorneyⁱ overseas (outside Singapore), you will need to sign it in the presence of either a Singapore Consulate Officer officiating in the Country of your stay or a Notary Public (who is duly appointed in that Country).

It is our preference that you sign the Power of Attorney before a Singapore Consulate Officer (if available) as the authentication of such an Officer is easier to verify than a foreign Notary Public.

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>>> For Execution of PA in Singapore, when the Power of Attorneyⁱ is ready for your execution, we will email or contact you to attend at our office by prior appointment to sign the PA in the presence of our solicitor. Alternatively, please contact Annie at (65) 6338 1810 to arrange for an appointment. You have to bring your Identity Card when attending at our office.

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Please allow us about 2 to 4 working days to process your application. If you require the PA urgently, please inform us when you submit your application or contact Annie at (65) 6338 1810.

We do not however warrant or guarantee whatsoever that we will prepare the Power of Attorneyⁱ within any time period or at all.

>>> For Execution of PA Overseas, after submission, please send us a cheque for the charges issued in our favour (Loh Eben Ong & Partners). We require the payment prior to processing your application or sending the PA to you at the country of your stay.  All payments made are non-refundable.  

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If you wish to engage Loh Eben Ong & Partners to prepare your Power of Attorneyⁱ, for your convenience, please may use our Online or Offline Services.

Please complete all particulars in our Online or Offline Form correctly and accurately. Incomplete Forms or Forms with errors will not be processed.

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In October 2002,  HDB has revised its requirements of submission of the original PA or a certified true copy from the High Court for sale, purchase or subletting of an HDB flat.

The new requirement is to submit to HDB any one of the following documents:-

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Once a copy of your Power of Attorneyⁱ is duly deposited at the Supreme Court, HDB requires your Lawyer to furnish a Letter of Confirmation addressed to HDB that he or she has used HDB's prescribed standard format.

Once the Power of Attorneyⁱ is duly deposited at the Supreme Court, we will send the original Power of Attorney in accordance with the "mode of collection" selected by you. Please allow at least 7 working days from the date of your execution of PA at our office or our receipt of your PA from overseas to deposit a copy of the PA with the Supreme Court and thereafter, release the original PA to you.

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Please submit for a prompt quote through this website for our charges.

In general, there is no difference between Online and Offline services.

However, if you are signing the Power of Attorneyⁱ Overseas, there may be additional administrative charges.

A Willⁱ is a written document that states who you want your assets and money ("the estate") to go to when you passed away. As it is a very important document the law specifies what will be recognised as a Willi. It is a temporary document and can be changed at any time by a subsequent Will or a Codicilⁱ during your lifetime.

It does not distribute your assets immediately upon the making of the Will, but takes effect after your demise.

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To ensure that your wishes of how your Assets are distributed are carried out, it is advisable to make a Willⁱ.

Otherwise, you leave it to chance and have your assets being distributed in accordance with the Intestate Succession Act or in accordance with law of the country in which you were domiciled (refer to "Domicileⁱ") at the time of your demise.

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If you are 21 years and of sound mind, you should make a Willⁱ to distribute your Assets as soon as possible. Although most people die from old age, some unfortunate incidents such as plane crash, terrorism, war or natural disaster may prematurely terminate our respective lives.

Some do not wish to think about death. Surprisingly enough, making a Willⁱ does not bring your death forward. If you make your Will now, you will have less worry about how your Assets will be distributed.

Some think they have nothing to leave to their love ones - if you own your own home, monies in bank accounts, cars, jewelleries, etc, you should consider making a Will. It all adds up to some value.

If you are 21 years old and of sound mind, you can make you own Willⁱ and change it at any time during your lifetime.

However, if your home-made Will is ineffective or invalid, your Beneficiariesⁱ may suffer unnecessary expense and distress.

It is therefore in your interest to consult a Lawyer to draft your Will

You should state the person(s) or organisation(s) to whom you wish to give away your property and assets. For example, you may give away your house, car, shares, insurance policies, bank accounts, cash and jewellery to family members, friends or to charities.

Unless you are making specific gift to certain person, you need not state or list out your assets in your Willⁱ.

However, it is good practice to have an Inventory List of your Assets and Liabilities attached to your Last Will, so that your Executor will know what your Assets comprised of. You should also update your Inventory List from time to time to reflect changes to your asset list.

This is a question of preference, and usually, a person may be influenced by the apparent lower costs offered by non-legal firms in offering Willⁱ drafting services.

In fact, the costs of a Will drafted by professional law firms are usually not more than a couple of hundreds of dollars (for relatively straightforward Will), and the law firm will usually have 1 or 2 lawyers witnessing the Testator's signature to the Will. Such solicitor's witnesses may be useful in the event of issues relating to the Testator's signature to the Will or where there are disputes surrounding the Will.

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In the event of simultaneous death, the older is deemed to have died first. The following examples may illustrate the various scenario (not exhaustive) and effects.

Example 1: Where you and your spouse have made identical Wills and give the whole of the Estate to the other
 

If you are the older spouse, it is deemed that you died first, and therefore your estate will go to your spouse’s estate under your Will and will be distributed under your spouse's Will.

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Unmarried daughters, child with some mental or physical disability and incapable of maintaining himself/herself and an infant son can apply to Court for reasonable provision for their maintenance under the Inheritance (Family Provision) Act even if they have been excluded under a Willⁱ.

Wills need not be registered in Singapore with any authority to be valid. However, you may lodge a Form 5 with the Wills Registry, Public Trustee in Singapore, which merely contains brief particulars of your Will such as date of Will, but not the contents. Your original Will or copy thereof cannot be deposited at the Wills Registry. For more information on Wills Registry, please visit this Link.
 

It is unfortunate that we are unable to take instructions from Muslims who intend to make a Willⁱ as we do not practise Syariah Laws. Please consult one who does practise Syariah Laws.

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If you have made a nomination under the CPF Act, your nominee shall be entitled to the funds in certain CPF accounts regardless of what is stated in your Willi. If you have not made a nomination, your funds will be distributed under the law in accordance with the Intestate Succession Act.

Even if you have a Will, you need to nominate so that your CPF savings, DPS insured sum, Discounted Singapore Telecom shares, fixed deposits under CPF Investment Scheme-Special Account (CPFIS-SA) and Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS) will be paid to your nominees.

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If you have a valid CPF Nomination, the following items will be distributed to your Nominees in the proportion as stated in your Nomination upon your death:

(a) Savings in the Ordinary, Special, Medisave and Retirement Accounts;
(b) Dependants' Protection Scheme (DPS) insured sum;
(c) Discounted Singapore Telecom shares;
(d) Fixed deposits under the CPF Investment Scheme - Special Account (CPFIS-SA), which will be converted to cash to form part of CPF savings; and
(e) Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS), which will be converted to cash to form part of CPF savings.

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Yes, you still need to nominate because the distribution of your CPF savings, DPS sum insured, shares in an approved corporation, fixed deposits under CPFIS-SA and ERS, is by way of nomination.

The CPF Board will transfer the following to the Public Trusteei for distribution in accordance with the intestate law:

(a) Savings in the Ordinary, Special, Medisave and Retirement Accounts;
(b) DPS insured sum;
(c) Fixed deposits under the CPFIS-SA, which will be converted to cash to form part of CPF savings; and
(d) ERS, which will be converted to cash to form part of CPF savings.

The following will form part of your estate:

(a) Cash and investments held under the CPFIS-OA;
(b) Investments held under CPFIS-SA, excluding fixed deposits;

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If you are a Non-Muslim, the Public Trustee will distribute your CPF savings in accordance with the Intestatei Succession Act. Your CPF savings will be distributed to your next-of-kin.

If you are a Muslim, your CPF savings will be distributed in accordance with the Inheritance Certificate.

If the beneficiary of your unnominated CPF monies is under the age of 21 years, the Public Trusteei will hold the minor's share in trust until he attains 21 years old. This is applicable to both Muslims and non-Muslims.

Divorce does not revoke your previous nomination. This is because you may still wish to provide for your ex-spouses and children. You may therefore wish to re-nominate when divorce takes place

Having made a Willⁱ, if your family members or your named Executor(s) do not know that you have made a Will or how to locate it, this will defeat the whole purpose of making a Will. It is therefore important to inform your Executor(s) and/or your close ones of the whereabouts of your original Will.

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If you marry or re-marry, your Willⁱ is nullified or cancelled unless the Will was made in contemplation of your marriage.

You should review your Will if any of the following event happens:

1. if you change your name or anyone mentioned in the Willi changes his;
2. if an executor or trustee dies or becomes unsuitable to act due to age or ill-health;
3. if a beneficiary dies;
4. if you subsequently sell or part with any property mentioned in the Will;

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You should never attempt to change your Willⁱ by crossing parts out or adding words in or by attaching anything to it. If you do so your Will may become ineffective or invalid. If you wish to change your Will, either make a fresh Will to revoke and supercede the earlier Will or prepare a Supplemental Will (“a Codicilⁱ").

As mentioned above, your Willⁱ only takes effect upon your death, and not before. Upon your death, your Executor(s) will have to apply to Court for a Grant of Probateⁱ.

For death occuring prior to 15 February 2008, the Court will only issue the Grant after the Estate Duty Officer has certified the following:

1. the value of your estate;
2. (a) the amount of estate duty payable and the fact that it has been paid; or
(b) that no estate duty is payable.

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As part of our service, we will assist our client to submit the Form 5 to the Wills Registry, Public Trustee's Office.

For more information, please refer to Public Trustee's Office's website at http://app.ipto.gov.sg/PublicTrustee.asp?pg=3F3B30380603031C513D0A08061C...

It is difficult to ascertain the costs of the Willⁱ without having taking instructions from you, and if you wish to request for our quotation, you may use our quote form at www.wills.sg/quote.

Upon receiving your quote request, we will revert to you on our estimated charges for your consideration.

A rough guide of fees charged by professional lawyers is in the region of $200 to $500 for a simple to moderate complex Will.

Upon the death of a person, called a deceased, the Personal Representativesi of the decesed will need to apply for a Grant of Probateⁱ (if there is a Willⁱ) or Grant of Letters of Administrationⁱ (in Intestacy) that will authorise them to deal with and distribute the deceased's assets.

The Court requires the following documents (not exhaustive) to be submitted for the initial application, namely:-

1. Originating Summons (Probatei);
2. Statement of Probate;
3. Administration Oaths by the Applicant;
4. original extract of the deceased's Death Certificate;
5. Caveatⁱ Search Certificate.

The following additional documents are required:-

1. the original Willⁱ;
2. where the Will is not written in English, a certified true translation by a person competent to translate;
3. renunciations by person(s) appointed Executor(s) under the Will but who do not wish to be the Executor(s), if any.

In simple cases, the following additional documents are required:-

1. Consent of the Co-Administratorⁱ, if any
2. Renunciation of the Beneficiariesⁱ having a prior right to apply for Letters of Administraton, if any

Domicileⁱ means the country where a person intends to make his permanent or ultimate home. It need not be his country of birth, his current place, his current nationality or the place he died in, and his Domicile status may change from time to time when his intentions changed.

When a person dies, it is important to determine his Domicile, as it is where the probate process is to be obtained in relation to the Deceasedⁱ's estate.

There are various factors which can determine a Deceased's Domicile, including:-

1. whether he has purchased any property in the country

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If the value of the Deceasedⁱ's assets is less than S$3 million, the application is made in the Subordinate Courts of the Republic of Singapore. The Supreme Court deals with applications for Grant of Probateⁱ and Letters of Administrationⁱ where the value of the deceased's estate exceeds S$3 million, as well as applications for the Resealingⁱ of Grants of Representation obtained in the Commonwealth Country or certain approved country/territory.

In theory, it is possible to make your own application for either a Grant of Probateⁱ or Letters of Administrationⁱ without the assistance of a Lawyer.

However, in practice, as the Grant of Probate and Letters of Administration entails legal procedures and issues, it is advisable to engage a Lawyer who is experienced in Probate matters to assist you.

Under Intestate law, the following persons are entitled to apply to be appointed as the Administratorⁱ(s) of the deceased's estate in order of priority:-

(1) spouse (husband or wife)
(2) issues (lawful children)
(3) parents
(4) brothers or sisters
(5) issues of brothers or sisters
(6) grandparents
(7) uncles or aunts

If a deceased person died without a Willⁱ, i.e. intestacy, then then rules of distribution of his/her estate is governed by intestate laws.

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Please click this Link -

Intestate Succession Act (Singapore) (third party link)

Estate Duty has been removed for deaths occurring on and after 15 Feb 2008.

For deaths occurring prior to 15 Feb 2008, the applicable Estate Duty rates may be payable. Visit IRAS site at http://www.iras.gov.sg/irasHome/page03.aspx?id=1186 for more information.

Yes, you may apply to Reseal the Grant in Singapore if you has already obtained a Grant of Probateⁱ or Letters of Administrationⁱ in any part of the Commonwealth or other approved country or territory. Upon successful application, the Supreme Court (High Court)of Singapore will issue a Memorandum of Resealingⁱ.

The Supreme Court of Singapore (High Court).

Yes, we do.

Please refer to the Probateⁱⁱ and Administration Act at this Link.

Please use this website to submit your request for quotation.