Your Will is only as good as the plan behind it.
Afterwards is a specialist estate planning firm that goes beyond drafting your Will — we make sure everything you own is structured to work with it, not against it.
The Problem
Most Wills Are Legally Valid. Far Fewer Actually Work.
A couple writes a Will splitting their HDB flat equally between two children. Properly signed, witnessed, filed. Legally, everything is in order.
What they don't realise is that this creates two co-owners who may disagree on whether to keep or sell. If they can't agree, one child may have to go to court to force a sale. What was meant to be a gift becomes a legal dispute — and a family fracture.
This is not a rare edge case. It happens to people who did everything they were told to do.
A lawyer ensures your Will is legally valid. An estate planner ensures it actually does what you intend.
The Gap Nobody Talks About
Most Singaporeans assume writing a Will covers them. It doesn't. Your Will only governs assets that fall into your estate — and many of your most significant assets don't.
- CPF savings follow nominations, not your Will
- Insurance proceeds follow policy nominations, not your estate distribution
- Overseas assets may be subject to foreign estate or inheritance taxes
- Business interests need their own succession plan
- Minor beneficiaries can only inherit at the age of 21 years old
- No LPA means your family has no legal authority to act on your behalf if you're alive but incapacitated
Without harmonisation across all of these, even the best-drafted Will leaves critical gaps.
Your Consultant
Meet Jack Chan
Senior Consultant - Afterwards
Senior Relationship Manager - Synergy Financial Advisers
Certified Will Planner | Estate & Succession Practitioner | Licensed Financial Adviser
Senior Relationship Manager - Synergy Financial Advisers
Certified Will Planner | Estate & Succession Practitioner | Licensed Financial Adviser
"Diagnose first, advise second. I need to understand your full picture before I can recommend anything meaningful."
Jack brings close to a decade of industry experience to every client engagement. As a Certified Will Planner and Estate & Succession Practitioner at Afterwards — one of Singapore's leading Will and estate planning specialist firms — he combines deep technical knowledge when it comes to Wills, LPA and Trust with a genuinely human approach to planning.
Jack is also a Licensed Financial Adviser. Not to sell products, but because truly effective estate planning requires a thorough understanding of financial structures — insurance policies, investment accounts, CPF mechanisms — and how they interact with your Will.
Our Services
An Integrated Estate Planning Ecosystem
We don't offer a menu of standalone products. Every service we provide is part of a single, coherent plan — built around you, your family, and everything you've built.
Will Drafting & Review
Drafted through a legal technology platform vetted by practising lawyers — legally sound and error-free. Includes review and rewriting of existing Wills that may no longer reflect your wishes or current circumstances.
Lasting Power of Attorney
Ensuring your family has the legal authority to act on your behalf if you lose mental capacity — covering both personal welfare and property decisions. Too often left until it's too late.
*Free application for SG Citizens
Trust Planning
Testamentary Trusts and Standby (Living) Trusts for families with minor children, complex estates, or specific distribution needs. Partnered with leading trustee firms to ensure that your estate is professional managed with accountability.
Multi-Asset Harmonisation
Our core differentiator. We review your complete asset picture — property, CPF, insurance, bank accounts, investments, business interests — and ensure every piece is structured to align with your Will. This is what separates an Estate Planner from a Lawyer.
Business Succession Planning
For SME owners: key man insurance, buy-sell agreements, HoldCo/OpCo structuring, and shareholder continuity planning. Your business is often your largest asset — it deserves its own dedicated succession strategy.
Wealth Management Integration
Investment management, CPF optimisation, and insurance planning — all viewed through the lens of long-term estate and succession goals. Independent advisory with access to a wide range of providers, with no product bias.
Our Approach
How We Work With You
We follow a structured, seven-phase planning framework — rigorous enough to surface every issue, personal enough to never feel clinical. Here's how a typical engagement unfolds.
01
We Listen
Understanding your family structure, your concerns, and what matters most to you. Before we look at documents, we need to understand your life.
02
We Map
Walking through every asset you own and how it's currently structured — property titles, CPF nominations, insurance beneficiaries, bank accounts, business interests.
03
We Identify Gaps
Surfacing issues you may not have considered — trustee readiness, liquidity shortfalls, coverage gaps, incapacity planning, and cross-border complexities.
04
We Plan
Drafting your Will with full asset harmonisation, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks and every part of your estate works as a coherent whole.
05
We Stay With You
Ongoing review as your life, family, and assets evolve. A Will written today may not serve you ten years from now — we make sure it keeps up.
Why Afterwards
Trusted by Families Across Singapore
500+
Will Cases Annually
Our team handles several hundred Will and estate planning cases every year — bringing deep, consistent experience to every engagement.
7+
Years of Experience
Jack's close to a decade of specialist estate planning experience means you benefit from pattern recognition most advisers simply haven't had time to develop.
Will Writing Partners:
- GetArrange
- SimplyWills
- Fortis Wills
Trustee Partners:
- Precepts Trustee
- Riverside Trustee
- iFAST Global Trust
- JTC Kensington Trust
Platform Partners:
- FWD | Singlife | HSBC Life | Manulife | Tokiomarine | Etiqa | Income | China Life | China Taiping | Sun Life | Transamerica | Raffles Health
- GROW | iFAST | Interactive Brokers | Tiger Brokers | UOB Kay Hian | Philip Securities | Friends Provident | Utmost | SwissLife
What Clients Say
"Jack did a fantastic job guiding me through the entire will‑writing process. What really stood out was his patience, clarity, and genuine care in making sure I understood every detail. Estate planning can feel overwhelming, but Jack made it simple, structured, and surprisingly comforting.
If you’re looking for someone trustworthy, knowledgeable, and sincere to help you prepare your Last Will, I highly recommend Jack. His professionalism and warmth made all the difference. Jack assisted with my other siblings thereafter too. "
— Cynthia Maria Ang
"I am married with no kids. Last year after my mom passed I crossed paths with Jack who take time to meet me, listen to my needs and help me plan my little assets so that when the time comes my husband will have less things to worry about. He did a fantastic job making sure that I have the will done the way I want. Thanks you again to Jack.."
— Isabella Lim
"Impressed by Jack's efficient way to get my wife's and my will done.
He took the time to explain my options, offered thoughtful recommendations, and ensured everything reflected my wishes accurately. I truly felt supported from start to finish.
Would highly recommend Jack with his knowledge in other investments area as well"
— Major Singh Chail