Matter summaries — structure, reasoning, outcome.

Wills & Trusts

Blended-family testamentary trust

A remarried client with children from two marriages needed a will that provided for the surviving spouse during life while preserving capital for biological children after the spouse's passing. We structured a testamentary trust with defined income rights, an independent trustee option, and a letter of wishes explaining the reasoning to all beneficiaries. Executors received a step-by-step distribution guide that reduced family friction at probate.

Estate & Corporate

SME founder succession plan

An owner-director held 80% of an operating company and wanted shares to pass to a working daughter while compensating a non-involved son through insurance and property. We aligned a shareholder buy-sell agreement, key-person policy beneficiary designations, and will provisions so the company continued trading without a forced sale. The structure was reviewed with the client's accountant before execution.

Probate

Expedited grant for overseas beneficiary

An executor based abroad needed a probate grant to release Singapore property before a mortgage redemption deadline. We prepared the filing within ten business days of receiving certified death certificate and will copies, coordinated with the bank's legal team on required grant wording, and provided the executor a distribution checklist covering IRAS clearance and stamp duty obligations.

Compliance

Family trust governance refresh

A discretionary family trust established fifteen years earlier had outdated trustee powers and no meeting minutes. We reviewed the trust deed, proposed a deed of variation to modernise investment powers, drafted a governance calendar, and ran the first beneficiary information session so adult beneficiaries understood their position without accessing trustee deliberations prematurely.

Each summary reflects the type of work we accept — not a promise that your matter will follow an identical path. Estate outcomes depend on asset types, family dynamics, and applicable law at the time of administration. At intake we assess whether our disciplines match your needs and quote accordingly.

We do not publish fee figures on this page because matter complexity varies too widely for a single number to be useful. Simple wills, contested probate, and multi-jurisdiction trust reviews sit at different points on the fee spectrum. What we can say is that we confirm scope and cost before drafting begins, and we do not expand work without written agreement.