Upon meeting the eligibility conditions set out in the question "When can the Public Trustee administer on a bona vacantia estate?" and adhering to the prescribed waiting period of at least 6 months, please submit the following documents to the Public Trustee via https://go.gov.sg/contactminlaw: 

a) Death Certificate of the Deceased

• i) If the cause of death was unnatural, provide a copy of the coroner's inquiry and findings (if any).

b) A Statutory Declaration from you stating the following:

• i) Your relationship with the deceased.

• ii) Whether you are aware of any entitled relatives and whether the deceased had died intestate.

• iii) Whether you are aware of any prior petition of administration being filed. 

• iv) The basis of your equitable or moral claim on the estate (with the supporting grounds – see question on "What is an equitable or moral claim on a bona vacantia estate?").

• v) Your estimate of the value of the estate, with a breakdown of the assets by their type and estimated value. 

• vi) Whether there are any other potential claimants (e.g. other adopted children) and whether the potential claimants have disclaimed their share and interest in the estate.

• vii) Any other information which will support your claim.

c) Statutory Declarations from other interested persons (e.g. other adopted children) stating the following:

• i) Their relationship with the deceased.

• ii) Whether they are renouncing their claims to the estate.

d) Documents supporting your equitable or moral claim (e.g. receipts showing proof that you have incurred expenses for the benefit of the deceased).

e) Full details of the deceased's estate (i.e. assets and valuation with documentary evidence).

[*Due to a conflict of interests, we are unable to assist you or the other interested persons in drafting the Statutory Declarations. You may either a) draft the Statutory Declaration on your own and our Commissioners for Oaths can assist in the swearing / affirmation of the Statutory Declarations. A copy of the Statutory Declaration is available at https://pto.mlaw.gov.sg/files/Template_StatutoryDeclaration.pdf or b) obtain the Statutory Declaration from a law firm.]