If you have been left out of a Will or have not been adequately provided for, you may be able to make a claim under the Inheritance Act. Our Inheritance Act solicitors can help you make a claim. We can also help to defend Inheritance Act claims if someone is making a claim on your inheritance.
We regularly act for both those seeking to bring a claim as well as on behalf of the administrators or executors of the estate seeking to defend a claim.
The Inheritance Act 1975 provides legal protection for certain people who are financially dependent on another person. Usually, the immediate family or the partner of the deceased. If they have not been adequately provided for, they may be able to make a claim for financial provision from the deceased’s estate.
As long as the estate can provide it, a spouse or civil partner should receive a financial provision that allows them to enjoy the same standard of life they previously enjoyed. Anyone else making a claim is entitled to a reasonable financial provision as is necessary for their maintenance.
Where reasonable financial provision has not been made, the Act enables the court to vary the distribution of the deceased’s estate.
Yes. The claim must be started within six months from the date probate was granted. In some circumstances, the court may grant an extension to this time limit.
Our probate solicitors are equipped to help you deal with all manner of issues following the death of a person close to you. From Inheritance Act claims to will contesting and contentious probate disputes, we’re here to help you do your best out of these difficult situations.
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A Will allows you to choose exactly how your assets and possessions should be dealt with in the event of your death. You can give specific gifts to your family, friends or even charities. If you pass away without a Will everything you leave will be divided according to the fixed rules of intestacy.
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