The court declined to award a widow a large capital sum from her husband’s estate.
Citations:
[1985] FLR 16
Statutes:
Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Elizabeth Adams v Julian James Lewis (Administrator of the Estate of Frank Adams dec) ChD 26-Jan-2001
The widow’s claim under the Act was contested by three daughters where the widow received a specific legacy and the will gave trustees a power to apply any part of the residue during the lifetime of the widow to provide and maintain a suitable . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Family, Wills and Probate
Updated: 05 July 2022; Ref: scu.213641
