Are the Wills from getArrange.com valid? I thought a lawyer have to be involved for "this kind of things"?

In Singapore, the Will becomes a legally valid document once it is physically signed by the Testator along with 2 witnesses (above 21 / not beneficiary nor spouse of beneficiary). You can follow the steps in the Signing Instructions printed on Page 2 of our generated Wills.

There is no special requirement for a lawyer to "legalise" the document (or to stamp it, notarise it, or to have it register/safekeep with any specific entity). In fact even if you specifically ask lawyers, they WOULDN'T say that doing / signing a Will through them makes it any more or less valid.

Think of it in terms of your employment contract, once signed it becomes a legally valid document. When's the last time you engaged a lawyer to make sure that your employment contract is "legal"?

Based on the Singapore Wills Act, you do not need a lawyer or even a professional to make / draft / verify / witness a Will. A Will just needs to fulfil certain conditions as stipulated in the Act for it to be valid, just to name a few:

A Will has to be in writing (not that you must "hand write" the Will, rather for it to be in hard copy and hand signed)
The testator must be at least 21 of age (unless you’re in military service)
The testator must either sign the will himself or direct someone else to in his presence at the foot of the will.
To have 2 or more witnesses witness the Will and sign the Will in the presence of the testator.
Witnesses MUST NOT be beneficiaries nor the spouses of beneficiaries. The term "beneficiaries" includes all beneficiaries, trust beneficiaries, remainder beneficiaries, and any substitutes for these beneficiaries in the Will.
In addition if you are Muslim, the Will must also conform to the Fariad.

That being said, in getArrange.com, the entire system is vetted by a practicing lawyer. We make sure the process is safe for all to use, and more importantly our Certified Estate Planners also examine the planning aspects of it beyond just the distribution discussion.

It is NOT compulsory to deposit your Will record with the Singapore Wills Registry. The validity of your Will does not depend on whether you have deposited your Will record with the Singapore Wills Registry of not. However, if you wish to do so, you can follow the steps outlined here.

getArrange.com is founded with the support of Enterprise Singapore and NTUitive through the StartupSG Founder grant. The company is Singapore Fintech Certified and has also been featured on Channel 8 News and is the winner for Insurtech under the Asia Trusted Life Agents & Advisers Awards 2020.