Sources & citations

https://www.mlaw.gov.sg

• → Legal Profession Act 1966 + amendments
• → Probate and Administration Act
• → Licensing of law-practice entities

https://www.msf.gov.sg/what-we-do/opg/home

• → Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) registration
• → LPA Form 1 and Form 2 fees and processing timelines
• → Donee selection rules under the Mental Capacity Act 2008
• → Deputyship applications when no LPA exists

https://www.cpf.gov.sg

• → CPF Nomination types (Cash, Enhanced Nomination Scheme, Manner of Holding)
• → What happens to CPF without a nomination (Public Trustee, 0.5% admin fee)
• → Witness requirements for CPF nomination
• → CPF and Faraid interaction for Muslim members

https://www.muis.gov.sg

• → Administration of Muslim Law Act (AMLA) interpretation
• → Faraid (Islamic law of succession) shares
• → Wasiat 1/3 bequeathable limit
• → Syariah Court Inheritance Certificate process

https://www.iras.gov.sg

• → Estate Duty abolition (15 February 2008)
• → Singapore tax framework for estates

https://www.mas.gov.sg

• → Trust Companies Act 2005 licensing
• → Financial Advisers Act licensing scope
• → Standards of Conduct for Digital Advertising (effective 25 March 2026)

https://www.lawsociety.org.sg

• → Find a Lawyer register (Singapore-admitted advocates and solicitors)
• → Guideline fee schedules for non-contentious wills
• → Legal Profession (Publicity) Rules application

https://sso.agc.gov.sg

• → Wills Act (Cap. 352)
• → Mental Capacity Act 2008 (Cap. 177A)
• → Intestate Succession Act 1967 (Cap. 146)
• → Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966
• → Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules 2015
• → Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003
• → Personal Data Protection Act 2012

https://www.singstat.gov.sg

• → Population Trends 2024 — total population, residents, non-residents
• → Household sector statistics referenced in our guides

https://www.hdb.gov.sg

• → HDB eligibility rules for inheritors
• → Manner of Holding (Joint Tenancy vs Tenancy-in-Common)
• → Forced-sale rules for ineligible inheritors

https://www.familyjusticecourts.gov.sg

• → Probate Registry process and filing fees
• → Letters of Administration when intestate
• → Deputyship orders under the Mental Capacity Act

https://www.ica.gov.sg

• → Singapore citizenship + permanent residency statistics referenced in expat-estate content

https://www.pdpc.gov.sg

• → PDPA 2012 enforcement framework
• → NRIC use restrictions (effective 31 December 2026)
• → Consent + notification obligations

https://asas.org.sg

• → Singapore Code of Advertising Practice (SCAP)
• → Testimonial and endorsement requirements

https://www.irs.gov

• → US federal estate-tax unified credit (US$13.99M for 2025)
• → US worldwide-asset taxation of US citizens (relevant to US-citizen Singapore residents)

https://www.gov.uk/inheritance-tax

• → UK inheritance-tax 40% rate above £325,000 nil-rate band
• → UK domicile and deemed-domicile rules (15-of-20 prior tax years)