Guides
The documents in an estate plan, and what each one does.
The main documents
A will, a Lasting Power of Attorney and your nominations are the starting point. Most plans also include an Advance Medical Directive and an Advance Care Plan.
If you lose mental capacity
Lasting Power of Attorney
Lets the people you choose make decisions on your personal welfare and your property and affairs.
About 10 minutes to start onlineAdvance Medical Directive
Tells your doctors not to use extraordinary life-sustaining treatment if you are terminally ill and unconscious.
Advance Care Plan
Records your wishes for medical care and names up to two people to speak for you.
About 30 minutes to start onlineWhen you pass away
Will
Sets out who receives your assets and who deals with your estate. It does not cover CPF savings, policies with a nomination or property held as joint tenants.
About an hour to start onlineCPF nomination
Decides who receives your CPF savings. Your will does not cover them.
About five minutes to start onlineThe times are the estimates given on the Government's Plan Your Legacy website.
Where to start
A CPF nomination is the quickest to make. If you are not sure what you already have in place, the estate check lists what may be missing.
Estate check
Ten questions on your will, nominations, Lasting Power of Attorney and property. It takes about three minutes.
Start the estate checkOur guides are general information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules and fees can change, so please check the official websites listed in each guide.