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Inheritance Act Claims: A Practical Guide 2nd Edition

Inheritance Act Claims: A Practical Guide 2nd Edition

Name: Inheritance Act Claims: A Practical Guide 2nd Edition
Brand: Law Society Publishing
SKU: 9781784460808
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Author: Miranda Allardice; Tracey Angus; Paul Hewitt; Penelope Reed
ISBN: 9781784460808

Edited by Miranda Allardice · Tracey Angus · Paul Hewitt · Penelope Reed

Law Society Publishing October 2017

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ISBN-13: 9781784460808
Publisher: Law Society Publishing
Publication: October 2017
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This highly practical book provides a comprehensive guide to claims brought under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.

This book provides guidance on how to conduct claims, the court’s approach, assessing quantum, the tax implications of orders and compromises, and the issues arising for will drafting.

This second edition has been updated to include:-

new chapters on surviving spouses and civil partners; provision for applicants on the maintenance standard; and the role of the personal representative/trustee
analysis of the court’s recent approach to domicile, applications for permission to make a claim out of time, anti-avoidance provisions, divorce comparator and applications made by cohabitees, dependants and adult children
explanation of how one class of applicant has widened.

1.Overview

2.Threshold jurisdiction

3.Categories of applicant

4.The general approach to claims

5.Surviving spouses and civil partners

6.Provision for applicants on the maintenance standard

7.Anti-avoidance provisions

8.Procedure

9.Orders which the court can make

10.Compromise

11.Will drafting and the will file;

12.Role of the personal representative/ trustee Statutory extracts: Forms