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...