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The right of people to leave money and assets to whom they wish in their will has been seriously undermined by a landmark court ruling, lawyers warned.
A woman has been awarded £164,000 from her estranged mother’s estate, even though the mother expressly stated in her will that she did not want her child to receive a penny.
Rather worrying. I'm of the opinion that the judge is wrong and that the adult claimant ought never have been able to use a law designed to protect minors.
[quote] The right of people to leave money and assets to whom they wish in their will has been seriously undermined by a landmark court ruling, lawyers warned.
A woman has been awarded £164,000 from her estranged mother’s estate, even though the mother expressly stated in her will that she did not want her child to receive a penny. [/quote]
[url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11766651/Your-will-can-be-ignored-say-judges.html]Telegraph[/url]
Rather worrying. I'm of the opinion that the judge is wrong and that the adult claimant ought never have been able to use a law designed to protect minors.
