A former spouse received maintenance from the deceased under a financial order that included a clean break provision in relation to claims under the Inheritance...
A Pre-action Inheritance Act claim is being settled by means of a deed of variation, but the beneficiaries of the estate have also agreed to pay the claimant's legal...
A wishes the residue of their estate to pass to their grandchild B, when B turns 25. A would like to ensure that B’s mother, C (who is also A’s daughter) cannot challenge...
An elderly widower wants to leave their estate to their grandchildren and their sister, but nothing to their adult children who are financially secure. Could the adult...
The following Wills & Probate Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a cohabiting couple opt out of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and...
The following Wills & Probate Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a former spouse make a claim against the estate of her ex-husband under...
The following Private Client Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can an adult child, who has been adopted, make a claim against the estate of...
Can an estate be varied, with the court's consent on behalf of minor beneficiaries, to redirect the property from minor grandchildren of the deceased to the deceased's...
Can personal representatives who have obtained costs orders against a beneficiary claim a lien over the inheritance of that beneficiary who has since died leaving an...
Can the failure by a Will draftsman to advise a testator on the effect of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975 give rise to a claim for...
Can the PRs of an applicant in a claim under I(PFD)A 1975 continue the claim if the applicant dies during the proceedings and before the court makes a final order?...
Can you provide guidance on the changes made to the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 regarding making a claim for financial provision before...
Do you have any Precedent clauses for a legacy to a surviving spouse of such amount as they would be awarded on divorce if the testator had not died before the divorce is...
The following Wills & Probate Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Does a grant ad colligenda bona start the clock running on the limitation...
Does jointly owning a property as tenants in common and cohabiting that property with the deceased enable the cohabitee to claim against the deceased’s estate under the...
Does the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 provide for the situation where, before the deceased’s death, they transferred property to another...
The following Family practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Domicile and habitual residence
The following Wills & Probate precedent provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Draft Chancery Case Management Directions—family provision claim...
The following Wills & Probate precedent provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Draft orders—family provision claim
The following Wills & Probate precedent provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Draft Part 8 Claim Form—family provision claim
The following Wills & Probate precedent provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Draft Witness Statement—claimant—family provision claim...
The following Wills & Probate precedent provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Draft Witness Statement—personal representative—family provision claim...
The following Wills & Probate precedent provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Family provision claim—client guide
The following Wills & Probate practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Family provision claims—any other person being maintained...
The following Wills & Probate practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Family provision claims—calculating the award
The following Wills & Probate practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Family provision claims—children and those treated as children...
The following Wills & Probate practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Family provision claims—conduct of the claimant...
The following Wills & Probate practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Family provision claims—intention to defeat a claim...
The following Wills & Probate practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Family provision claims—matters of regard for each applicant...
The following Wills & Probate practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Family provision claims—matters to which the court must have...
