You Can Still Choose the Beneficiaries of Your Will
Although there has been a lot of publicity surrounding the case of Mrs Ilott, who was awarded a share of her late mother’s estate, despite a Will saying otherwise, the basic principle of English law is still that you can make a Will leaving your estate to who you wish.
There has always been a class of people who can make a claim for reasonable financial provision against a person’s estate, and this has not changed. What the recent judgement makes clear is that, if you are going to exclude some-one who you might have been expected to support, you will need evidence to support that decision.
If you have any concerns, please speak to Pamela Air, Alison Bragg, Sara Frost or Laura Murphy of Nicholson Portnell
