FAMILY AND DEPENDANTS

CLAIM MADE WITHIN SIX MONTHS
1. WILL OR INTESTACY MUST FAIL TO MAKE REASONABLE PROVISION
  1. What would amount to such reasonable financial provision?
2. Court ruling means that the claim is treated as if it was a provision in the will
Deceased's spouse or unmarried ex
1. Unless barred by s15 - clean break
2. Cohabitant
  1. Same household for two years as GF
    1. Age - how long they were living with the deceased
  2. Child of the deceased
    1. Adult children can, but unlikely to be successful is able-bodied
    2. Treated like a child
      1. A dependent
        Any person who was being maintained or financial dependent
      2. Were they maintained by the deceased, were they reasonable for their maintaenence
3. Age, contribution to welfare, what they would have reasonably expected if they were divorced
Financial resources of applicant
1. Moral obligation
  1. Disability
    1. Any other relavent factor that the court should consider

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	Created by Aamir A about 5 years ago