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Mar 14, 2019 · If it is not, then you have to obtain a Grant of Probate from the Singapore court. If it is, and you have been granted probate by the court in Country X (“foreign grant”), you have 2 options: Obtain a fresh or new grant of probate from the Singapore court; Reseal the foreign grant in the Singapore High Court (Family Division)
In this article we explain how we can re-seal foreign probate in Singapore—i.e. formally recognise it in Singapore. If the foreign country is part of the Commonwealth then the probate is re-sealed, but if the country is outside the Commonwealth then a fresh Grant must be obtained.
Upon a successful application for resealing a foreign grant of probate in Singapore, the Singapore courts will issue a Memorandum of Resealing. The extraction of this Memorandum of Resealing is done by submitting a request to the courts.
If a person domiciled overseas passes away and has assets in Singapore, their executor must obtain a Singapore court order to manage these assets. Singapore does not recognize foreign Grants of Probate, so the executor must apply for resealing of the original probate in Singapore.
Jan 16, 2022 · If the personal representative wants to administer the deceased person’s assets in Singapore, he/she will have to either reseal the Malaysian Grant of Probate / Letters of Administration OR apply for a fresh Grant in Singapore.
Resealing is the process where the foreign grant of probate is legally recognised in Singapore, with no alteration to the will’s terms, and where the powers given to the executor in the original foreign grant of probate can also be executed in Singapore.
Sep 18, 2016 · Resealing of a Grant of Probate/Letters of Administration is the process of obtaining the subsequent authorisation by a Court of a second country after the Grant has been obtained in the Court of first country.
