Plain-English guides to wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, probate and estate administration in Singapore, written by Johnathan Lee, Advocate and Solicitor. They are arranged in the order families usually need them: planning ahead, the first weeks after a death, the court grant, administering the estate, and what to do when things go wrong.
Johnathan also spent time assisting in his family’s funeral business, and was quoted in CNA Lifestyle (6 September 2026) on wills, letters of wishes and digital legacy.
Start here
- Someone has just died: The first 30 days after a death in Singapore
- There is no will: Who inherits if there is no will? (interactive tool)
- You are planning ahead: Your death to-do list: what to sort out now
Planning ahead: wills, executors and LPAs
- How to make a valid will in Singapore: the legal requirements, common mistakes and costs.
- Choosing an executor: who can act, how many, and what happens if they say no.
- Changing your will: codicils, new wills, and why marriage revokes a will.
- Lasting Power of Attorney: what it is and who needs one
- Step-by-step guide to creating your LPA
- The LPA fee waiver: what Singapore Citizens need to know
- Your death to-do list: the documents and decisions worth sorting out while you can.
When someone has died
- The first 30 days after a death: a checklist from a lawyer who has worked in funeral services.
- How to find out whether someone left a will: the Wills Registry and where else to look.
- Dying without a will: who inherits, and when the Public Trustee can settle the estate without a lawyer.
- Who inherits if there is no will? An interactive guide to the intestacy rules.
Getting the court grant
- Grant of Probate: when you need it and how to apply.
- Letters of Administration: who can apply when there is no will.
- A relative died overseas with assets in Singapore: resealing a foreign grant or applying afresh.
Administering the estate
- You have the grant. Now what? Administering a Singapore estate step by step.
- CPF and your HDB flat when you die: why your will does not cover everything.
- What happens to an HDB flat when the owner dies
When families disagree
- Contesting a will in Singapore: grounds, caveats and what estate disputes cost families.
Services
Wills and LPA · Lasting Power of Attorney · Probate and Letters of Administration · Deputyship applications
Speak to Johnathan
If you are planning a will or LPA, or dealing with the estate of someone who has died, message me on WhatsApp or arrange a consultation.
Johnathan Lee, Advocate and Solicitor (Fong & Fong LLC) · 21 Merchant Road #04-00 Unit 502 Singapore 058267 · +65 8878 6467 · johnathan.lee@fongllc.com
These guides are general information, not legal advice. Speak to a lawyer about your specific situation.