Among the common misconceptions, workshop attendees learnt when it is advisable to engage the services of a wills lawyer. They discovered that it is an affordable process, and not as costly as one may think.

Participants learnt that there is a need to write a separate will in the countries they have significant assets in and to exclude CPF in their will. An important tip to know is to inform people about the existence of their will and where their will is kept.

The speaker also explained how someone’s assets will be distributed, if they did not have a will, and pointed out the Rules of Distribution. Attendees were made aware of the need to prepare a will.

At a lively Q&A segment of the workshop, members were engaged as they asked questions such as, ‘Can there be a second executor aside from the spouse? Can a donee make changes to a will? Does a will need to be registered in Singapore?’ and many more.

At the end of the workshop, discount vouchers were distributed to all the participants.

The SMOU Will Writing Workshop provided a way to craft a good will.