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30th April 2021

Adult Children and Inheritance Act Claims

Claims for maintenance and reasonable financial provision are on the increase and there has been a marked change in the number of children now claiming against the Estate of a deceased parent.

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When A Late Claim Isn’t Late…And Back Again

Recent developments in the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975

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3rd September 2019

Cowan v Foreman (2019) – Court of Appeal decision re late applications in claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975

The Court of Appeal considered whether a spouse, who has been generously provided for on a discretionary basis, would face difficulties raising a claim as having no reasonable prospects of success.

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1st August 2019

Challenging the Validity of a Will

A frequently traveled route to challenge the validity of a Will is to allege the testator did not know or approve its contents. But what does this mean?

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25th January 2018

Who Can Make a Claim Under the Inheritance Act 1975?

The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (the 1975 Act) allows certain people to make a claim for reasonable financial provision from a deceased’s estate, but only if circumstances permit it.

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21st August 2017

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