Due to the increased complexity of family relationships with first, second and
third families, Wills disputes are becoming increasingly
common. Given that the largest asset in an estate is often
the family home and the value of that home has
increased substantially over a testator's lifetime, more
disappointed family members are challenging Wills or making
applications for support from a relative's estate.
Our Inheritance and Court of Protection Dispute
Resolution team has the experience to guide you through the process
of challenging a Will; your entitlement on a relative's intestacy
or defending such a claim. We have the expertise to represent
you through what can be a complicated and stressful process with
tact, efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Below we list some of the ways in which we are
able to help should a family inheritance dispute arise:
- arguments about legacies
- challenges to a Will based on a person's capacity to make
it
- challenges to a Will based on coercion or undue influence of
the testator
- challenges to a Will based upon a testator's knowledge and
approval of his Will
- claims for maintenance from an estate.
If you are affected by any of the issues above or would simply like
more information, please contact
Catherine
Paget, associate in our Inheritance and
Court of Protection Disputes Resolution team in
Southampton, on 023
8085 7229 or by email at
catherine.paget@bllaw.co.uk.
