The deceased’s former partner of many years claimed after his death for money from his estate. The court agreed, but decided that a house in in Ireland belong to the deceased had not been part of the estate, being out of the jurisdiction, and that therefore the ‘net intestate estate’ could not support a payment.
Lady Smith, Lord Drummond Young, Lord McGhie
[2014] ScotCS CSIH – 69
Bailii
Scotland, Wills and Probate
Updated: 18 December 2021; Ref: scu.535589