by Ben | Jun 29, 2024 | Divorce
You might think that a post-nuptial agreement is a bit like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted, but a post-nuptial agreement can have relevance, and is a valid arrangement in Singapore. Perhaps the more burning question is whether a post-nuptial...
by Ben | May 16, 2024 | Divorce
PKWA Law Secures Over $6 Million in Matrimonial Assets for Homemaker in Long-Contested Divorce PKWA Law’s divorce lawyers have successfully secured over $6 million in matrimonial assets for a homemaker wife in a highly contested divorce case that spanned six years....
by Ben | May 16, 2024 | Divorce, Family Law
From 1 July 2024, married couples can apply for divorce in Singapore by citing Divorce by Mutual Agreement (DMA). The enactment of this law has been anticipated for over two years, as the Singaporean Parliament passed the initial law on 10 January 2022. It finally...
by Ben | Dec 20, 2023 | News
We congratulate our family lawyers Jessica Chow and Charlene Nah for being recognised as one of the Singapore Rising Stars 2023 by Asian Legal Business. The ALB Singapore Rising Stars 2023 list showcases lawyers under 40 years of age who are doing high-quality work...
by Ben | Nov 23, 2023 | News
We are pleased to share that PKWA Law Practice LLC has once again been named in The Straits Times’ prestigious “Singapore’s Best Law Firms” for 2024, marking our fourth consecutive year on this esteemed list. The announcement, featuring the...
by Ben | Jul 22, 2023 | Inheritance, Wills & Trusts
As our lives become more digital with social media, internet banking, online working, cryptocurrency, eBooks, the metaverse, digital art and NFTs, we inevitably need to consider digital assets when dealing with estate planning and succession. Singapore is seen as...
by Ben | Jul 16, 2023 | Inheritance
Many of our clients ask us what they can do to protect their hard-earned money when they pass it on to their children, and their son or daughter later goes through a messy divorce. We all want to protect our children’s inheritance and certainly don’t want...
by Ben | May 29, 2023 | Family Law, Inheritance, Probate & Letters of Administration, Wills & Trusts
Being named an executor by a friend or family member will have some important responsibilities. It means you have earned the trust and respect of the person who has made the will. It is, therefore, important as an executor to act in the best interests of the testator...
by Ben | May 24, 2023 | Inheritance, Probate & Letters of Administration, Wills & Trusts
Understanding Wills and Contesting Them in Singapore A will is a legal document created by a testator (the individual making the will) that outlines how their estate will be managed and distributed after their death. A will also designates an executor tasked with...
by Ben | Apr 19, 2023 | Criminal Defence
A person will face severe punishment if they take a life. It does not matter if they had the intention, were negligent, or reckless to the potential consequences of their actions. Murder is one of the thirty-three offences which attract the death penalty in Singapore....
