Baynes v Hedger and others: ChD 14 Jul 2008
Citations: [2008] EWHC 1587 (Ch) Links: Bailii Statutes: Inheritance (Family and Dependants) Act 1975 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Wills and Probate Updated: 18 July 2022; Ref: scu.270955
Citations: [2008] EWHC 1587 (Ch) Links: Bailii Statutes: Inheritance (Family and Dependants) Act 1975 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Wills and Probate Updated: 18 July 2022; Ref: scu.270955
What is reasonable provision for daughter? The deceased had left her estate in her will to several animal charities. The claimant, her daughter, had been estranged from her mother for many years, and sought reasonable provision from her estate under the 1975 Act. The district judge had rejected her claim. Held: The appeal by the … Continue reading Ilott v The Blue Cross and Others: SC 15 Mar 2017
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The court set out the general approach to applications under the 1975 Act: ‘these matters have to be considered at two stages – first in determining the reasonableness of such provision (if any) as has been made by the deceased for the applicant’s maintenance and, secondly, in determining the extent to which the court should … Continue reading In re Coventry dec’d: ChD 2 Jan 1979