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| Article by Chris Lucas |
There is however an important law
to consider before you decide to write somebody out of your will. This is the
Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 which will apply if
you die domiciled in England and Wales. This law will enable certain categories
of people to bring a claim against your estate if you do not ‘reasonably provide’
for them in your will.
A recent ruling hit the headlines
just this week, whereby a woman who was cut out of her mother’s will
successfully claimed £164,000 from the estate, despite the fact that the will left
the whole estate worth £486,000 to animal charities and the deceased had
clearly expressed previously that she did not want her daughter to receive a
penny of her estate.
