Will claim Solicitors, specialist no win no fee will dispute and will contest Solicitors, discuss whether a Will can be amended after the death of the testator Can a Will really be amended after the death of the testator? The answer is yes it can. As we explained in a previous blog a Will can be amended notwithstanding the person who made it has died: WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT […]
Will claim Solicitors, specialist no win no fee will dispute and will contest Solicitors, discuss the likely causes of the failure of a recent claim by an adult child under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 Why are claims for financial provision by adult children under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 so difficult? The problem is this; adult children are not “favoured applicants” […]
Will claim Solicitors, specialist no win no fee will dispute and will contest Solicitors, discuss pre-trial settlements involving disputed or contested Wills after court proceedings have been initiated What is the problem with settling your Will case after Court proceedings have been issued and served? The position is this. Your claim (or your opponents claim) against the legal validity of a near relatives Will has dissolved into court proceedings; each […]
Will claim Solicitors, specialist no win no fee will dispute and will contest Solicitors, unravel the test for legal testamentary capacity What is legal testamentary capacity and why is it important in Will dispute and Will contest claims? Legal testamentary capacity is the capacity or ability to make a legal Will. Without it a Will can be declared invalid which means the testator’s estate (“the testator” is the legal term […]
Will claim Solicitors, specialist no win no fee will dispute and will contest Solicitors, consider whether in light of a recent decision, fraudulent calumny claims have become much more difficult to prove The species of undue influence known as “fraudulent calumny” We discussed this type of undue influence in our previous blog at: Challenging wills using Fraudulent calumny – Will Claim Solicitors What undue influence comprises is usually fairly obvious; […]
Will claim Solicitors, specialist no win no fee will dispute and will contest Solicitors, consider the requirement that a testator must know and approve of the Will contents for it to be valid “Knowledge and Approval” – one of the fundamental requirements of a valid Will “Knowledge and Approval” – one of the fundamental requirements of a valid Will We have discussed the requirement of “testamentary capacity” in a number […]
Will claim Solicitors, specialist no win no fee will dispute and will contest Solicitors, provide a snapshot of the key points to bear in mind in connection with a late application for financial provision on behalf of a disappointed adult child What is a financial provision claim and when is it late? We have addressed basic principles in relation to adult child financial provision claims in our previous blogs: HOW […]
Will claim Solicitors, specialist no win no fee will dispute and will contest Solicitors, consider the new case of Antonio v Williams Antonio v Williams – a further claim for financial provision under section 2 of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 The case of Antonio v Williams [2022] EWHC 2383 (Ch) is a claim by the brother of the deceased for financial provision based on the […]
Losing a loved one is painful, but things get worse when there is a dispute over their will. Other parties may caveat the will, preventing what should essentially be a smooth probate. This article teaches how to remove a caveat on probate UK based. What is probate? Probate is the legal process that gives recognition to a will and gives a personal representative the right to deal with the deceased […]
Becoming the executor of an estate comes with many responsibilities, but in some cases, it can be even more challenging for those who are not executors or not named in the will when they believe they should have been. If you have any questions or concerns about the will of a loved one, you may be looking into contesting it and wondering how to check if probate has been granted. […]
Contesting a will is one of the most emotionally challenging legal disputes you can take on, but if you feel that someone you love has passed on and their will doesn’t accurately reflect what they wanted, it may be worth contesting their will. It’s sometimes necessary to contest a will if you feel it is invalid for one of a number of reasons. If you can bring into doubt the […]
Willclaim Solicitors, who specialise in handling Will dispute and Will contest claims under no win no fee agreements, consider the impact of the recent Court of Appeal decision in Hughes v Pritchard The decision – Hughes v Pritchard – the relevant decision can be found at: https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2022/386.html This was mainly a decision about the legal testamentary capacity of an elderly testator and his disposal of his farm by the terms […]
Contesting a will can be a stressful legal process with several factors to take into account. One of the major concerns for anyone thinking of contesting is the potential costs and legal fees that might be accrued. In this guide, we’re going to answer the question, how much does it cost to contest a will in the UK? How much does it cost to contest a will in the UK? […]
Will claim Solicitors, specialist no win no fee will dispute and will contest Solicitors, discuss knowledge and approval and undue influence in Will contest and Will dispute claims Reeves v Drew [2022] EWHC 159 (Ch) In this very recent case both knowledge and approval and undue influence were raised as the key grounds for contesting the Will as per the following link: Reeves v Drew & Ors [2022] EWHC 153 […]
Abdenoor v Barker [2022] EWHC 1468 (Ch) Abdelnoor & Anor v Barker& Ors [2022] EWHC 1468 (Ch) (14 June 2022) (bailii.org) This was a claim against the legal validity of a Will dated 26 January 2018 on two grounds; lack of knowledge and approval and undue influence. In other words the deceased couldn’t or didn’t know and approve the Will that she purported to sign in front of two witnesses. […]
A case study The Claimant, an only child, instructed us to bring a claim against the legal validity of his deceased mother’s last Will under which he was not a named beneficiary. Instead the entirety of her estate had been left to a friend. The deceased’s Will file provided detailed reasons for disinheriting our client including a signed statement strongly suggesting she was either suffering from an insane delusion directing […]
While you never like to think of your family, friends or other loved ones disagreeing after you have passed away, it is not possible to definitively prevent your will from being contested. People challenge wills for all sorts of reasons, many are legitimate and some are driven by the high emotions that occur with grief. However, you can take steps towards reducing the odds of a contestation – read on […]
When you’re thinking about contesting a will, it is understandably an upsetting time. You have recently suffered the loss of a loved one, emotions are running high, and it’s easy to make assumptions about what does and doesn’t constitute a valid reason. Knowing this beforehand can save a lot of heartache and conflict. Read on to discover the answer to the all-important question, “on what grounds can you contest a […]
Will claim Solicitors, specialist no win no fee will dispute and will contest Solicitors, provide a point by point guide to contesting or disputing a will Key points in disputing or contesting a will We have addressed basic principles in our previous blog: https://www.willclaim.com/contesting-a-will-basic-principles-part-1-of-2/ We intend to distil them even further below to help casual reader embroiled in a will dispute or will contest claim identify useful elements which could […]
Will claim Solicitors, specialist no win no fee will dispute and will contest Solicitors, identify which of the most common grounds for contesting or disputing a Will most often lead to a successful claim In our previous blog we identified the most common grounds for contesting or disputing a Will. We refer to various “claim types” in our website: https://www.willclaim.com/claim-types/ However, we are often asked to try and identify which […]