The claimant sought provision under the 1975 Act from the estate of his deceased wife.
Behrens J
[2008] WTLR 1675, [2008] Fam Law 844, [2008] EWHC 810 (Ch), [2009] 1 FLR 747, [2009] 2 FCR 631
Bailii
Inheritance (Provision For Family and Dependants) Act 1975
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Re Besterman, decd CA 1984
In the case of an application under the Act by a surviving spouse, maintenance is not the only, or even the dominant, consideration to be taken into account by the court. ‘In an application under section 25 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 the . .
Cited – Moody v Stevenson CA 12-Jul-1991
The widower aged 81, appealed against refusal of provision under the 1975 Act from his wife’s estate. She had left him nothing. The judge at first instance had found, applying Styler, that her treatment was not unreasonable, and that therefore no . .
Cited – Krubert, Re; Krubert v Davis and Others CA 27-Jun-1996
The beneficiaries under the will appealed against an order under the 1975 Act, effectively transferring the entire estate to the surviving spouse.
Held: The effect of sections 1, 2 and the other material provisions of the 1975 Act is that on . .
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