Does your Will really protect your wishes? Illot v Mitson (2015)
No one can have avoided the recent publicity surrounding the case of Ilott -v- Mitson (2015). This case concerns the estate of the late Mrs Jackson (no relative of mine) who died about 10 years ago leaving a Will and an estranged daughter, Ms H, who was excluded from the Will entirely. The late
Read MoreWhat is the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975? (IPDFA)
It was a general principle of law that we are free to leave what we own to any persons or organisations of our choice upon our death. The IPDFA 1975 (“the Act”) however was enacted to “put right” situations where the surviving spouses and young children are left with little or nothing from the
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