Saturday, April 16, 2011
FISCA website
There are several new items of information available in the FISCA website (www.easysearch.sg/fisca). Some can be seen in the public section (without login) and others are available only to members (after login). Click on the Information tab and on the Events tab (for educational talks).
Probate and letter of administration
My friend faced this problem three years ago. His father passed away without a will and left a HDB flat, some money in the bank account and some investments. He was not able to withdraw the money. He approached a few lawyers for advice. They all quoted a fee of more than $5,000 to get a letter of administration. As he had no choice, he paid this fee. Even so, the process took a long time.
Recently, I found that the subordinate court had written clear instructions in their website on how to get a letter of administration (where there is no will) or a probate (where there is a will). The legal fees of $5,000 seemed to be excessive for the paperwork of getting a court order.
I wonder if the lawyer had overcharged my friend? Do you know of other lawyers who are willing to apply for the probate or letter of administration for a more modest fee?
Tan Kin Lian
Recently, I found that the subordinate court had written clear instructions in their website on how to get a letter of administration (where there is no will) or a probate (where there is a will). The legal fees of $5,000 seemed to be excessive for the paperwork of getting a court order.
I wonder if the lawyer had overcharged my friend? Do you know of other lawyers who are willing to apply for the probate or letter of administration for a more modest fee?
Tan Kin Lian
Grow and Share package - difficult to figure out
Dear Mr. Tan,
I have just received in the mail, details of the Grow & Share package. Frankly, it should be called the "buy votes for the PAP" package, as it is timed for the coming general election. I received a letter that tells me what I can get as a dividend and the rebate of income tax - which I can understand. The accompanying brochure shows the benefits to the household. This is the part that I do not understand. In total, there are 10 items, but I do not know which items apply to me and how much.
There are two glowing examples of the benefit for a family of 4 people living in a 3 room HDB flat and a family of 5 living in a 5-room HDB flat I do not fall under any of these categories. How can I find out what is the benefit that my family will get? Why does the government make it so complicated for the Singaporeans? Why can't they reduce the GST or remove some of the taxes and levies?
(name withheld)
REPLY
I also find it difficult to figure out what the benefits are and will usually ignore these complicated packages. If the money comes into my bank account, it is all right. If not, it does not really matter to me. The government said that the benefits are targeted. Some people say that it is a convoluted approach - typical of Singapore. (Meaning of convoluted - extremely complex).
I have just received in the mail, details of the Grow & Share package. Frankly, it should be called the "buy votes for the PAP" package, as it is timed for the coming general election. I received a letter that tells me what I can get as a dividend and the rebate of income tax - which I can understand. The accompanying brochure shows the benefits to the household. This is the part that I do not understand. In total, there are 10 items, but I do not know which items apply to me and how much.
There are two glowing examples of the benefit for a family of 4 people living in a 3 room HDB flat and a family of 5 living in a 5-room HDB flat I do not fall under any of these categories. How can I find out what is the benefit that my family will get? Why does the government make it so complicated for the Singaporeans? Why can't they reduce the GST or remove some of the taxes and levies?
(name withheld)
REPLY
I also find it difficult to figure out what the benefits are and will usually ignore these complicated packages. If the money comes into my bank account, it is all right. If not, it does not really matter to me. The government said that the benefits are targeted. Some people say that it is a convoluted approach - typical of Singapore. (Meaning of convoluted - extremely complex).
Film - Inside Job
Dear Mr. Tan,
I just finished watching an award winning documentary called Inside Job by Charles Ferguson. It shows how Wall Street cheated the ordinary investors. I highly recommend it to you and your readers. You can find the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/
Concord Law School | Careers In Law
These bar associations do not accredit law schools as the task of doing so would be prohibitively expensive; the State bar associations rely on the ABA to accredit law schools for their quality and ABA approved law schools do meet the criteria for sitting the bar exams of each state in the U.S.
The Concord school of law provides online and distance legal education which allows Concord law school’s graduates to sit the California Bar exam but only after passing the First Year Law students examination as part of the requirement to take the California bar exam. This “baby bar” exam must be passed prior to eligibility to sit the full bar exam in California.
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Paralegal Job Description | Careers In Law
Before doing that though keep in mind that a similar job to that of paralegal may be described as a legal secretary in other jurisdictions such as the U.K. (See what is a paralegal)
So the terms of legal secretary job description and paralegal job description are interchangeable to a large extent, depending on where you live or job-hunt.
Paralegal jobs
Paralegal jobs will typically have a job description which will require the following tasks to be carried out:
- Legal research
- Filing legal documents and pleadings
- Drafting and checking legal documents
- Dictation of legal drafts
- Dealing with clients to a certain degree
- Handling legal correspondence and making sure that critical dates are not missed for court appearances and filing of pleadings or affidavits
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