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Probate, Wills & Estate

When disputes arise, our lawyers draw on strong relationships with accountants, tax specialists, corporate trustees, and private wealth professionals to trace assets and gather evidence effectively.

Guiding Families Through Life’s Transitions

We understand that it is crucial for our clients to structure their assets in ways that preserve wealth now and for future generations.Our team acts for clients across both contentious and non-contentious estate matters, providing practical, confidential, and strategic advice tailored to individual and family needs.

Our regional advantage

Leveraging in-depth expertise in estate laws across Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia, and backed by a trusted regional network, we navigate complex cross-border estate, probate, and succession planning matters with precision. Our team ensures seamless compliance with local legal frameworks while addressing the unique international considerations of high net worth families and business owners.

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Our Services

Contentious Matters
  • Actions to invalidate wills on grounds of undue influence, fraud, or lack of testamentary capacity
  • Representing personal representatives of estates in claims against the deceased’s property
  • Representing beneficiaries in disputes involving interpretation of wills
  • Reviewing executors’ actions in estate administration
  • Representing trustees in disputes with beneficiaries over trust administration
  • Actions to remove trustees or executors for financial mismanagement or conflicts of interest
Non-Contentious Probate
  • Assisting executors in applying for Grant of Probate where a valid will exists
  • Assisting next-of-kin in applying for Letters of Administration in intestacy cases
  • Advising on gifts and asset distribution under intestacy laws
  • Structuring assets for wealth preservation and managing grants of representation for estate administration
Business & Succession Planning
  • Drafting complex wills with trust arrangements
  • Preparing comprehensive succession plans to ensure business longevity
  • Advising on intergenerational wealth transfer and preservation strategies
  • Advising high net worth individuals and families on family trust and family office establishment

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  • Singapore

PDLegal LLC Singapore
1 Coleman Street 

#08-02 The Adelphi 

Singapore 179803

Tel: +65 6220 0325
Email: [email protected]

Mon – Fri : 9:00 am – 6:00 pm


  • Thailand

PDLegal Asia (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
6th Floor, 6 O-NES Tower,
Sukhumvit Soi 6,
Khlong Toey, Bangkok 10110

Tel: +66 2 254 6415
Email: [email protected]

Monday – Friday
9am – 6pm

  • Malaysia

Tan, Siew & Lee (TSL Legal)
Unit V8, Q Sentral, Level 35-02 (East Wing),
2A, Jalan Stesen Sentral 2, KL Sentral,
50470 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
Kuala Lumpur

Tel : +603 2731 9270
Email : [email protected]

Monday – Friday
9am – 5pm

  • Australia

PDLegal Australia
PO box 951 Bondi Junction
1355 Australia

Tel : +0278137619/ +61278137619
Email : [email protected]

Monday – Friday
9am – 5pm

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