Inheritance Act Claims

Are parents obliged to provide for adult children?

We represented a client whose father passed away leaving an estate worth approx. £2 million.

Claim brought against the Estate of a late father by the spouse

We advised the beneficiaries on a claim brought against the Estate of their late father by the spouse of the deceased under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.

Our Dispute Resolution team advised Executors on a claim brought by estranged family member

We advised Executors on a claim brought by an estranged son of the deceased against the Estate under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.

Client seeking financial support after her mother left 50% of her £6 million estate (including farmland) to charity

A claim was brought by the adult child of the deceased on the basis that she had not been adequately provided for under her mother’s will.

Probate dispute

We acted for the adult children of their deceased mother in a claim against her estate brought by their step-father.

1975 Inheritance Act claim

The claimant brought at 1975 Inheritance Act claim for provision from the estate of her late father (“the Deceased”). The defendants were the claimant’s mother (the beneficiary under the will) and brother (who was also the personal representative of his father’s estate).

Claimants should carefully consider strength of 1975 Act claims

In the recent case of Shapton v Seviour, Carly Shapton, a 32 year old woman who attempted to bring a claim against her late father’s estate, has lost

Main Inheritance Tax time limits in Probate matters

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