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 Your will can be ignored, say judges 
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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.


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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.


Thu Jul 30, 2015 11:03 am
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It will open up a can of worms.

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