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A charity is the residuary beneficiary of an estate. If a claim is brought under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 against the estate by the deceased's long-term partner, what are the inheritance tax implications if the charity settles such a claim by varying the Will to make provision for the partner?
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Where a spouse has died and the family home was in their sole name, would the surviving spouse be able to bring a claim under the Married Women's Property Act 1882 for a declaration as to their share in the family home, where a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 is unlikely to be available?
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Is the defendant (being the sole beneficiary of the estate) in a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 obliged to disclose joint assets which they held with the deceased (such as bank accounts which passed to them on the deceased's death) to the claimant, who is the daughter of the deceased?
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Can a claim for an account and recovery be made against a Court of Protection (CoP) appointed deputy’s estate if the deputy dies before proceedings are issued? If proceedings have been issued, can the claim continue after the death of the deputy?
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Where the claimant in an Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 claim is a minor who is wholly supported by the surviving parent, is the surviving parent required to disclose full details of their financial position as part of demonstrating the minor child's need for financial provision?
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Efficiency statements

A ‘Statement on the efficient conduct of financial remedy hearings allocated to a High Court judge whether sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice or elsewhere’ (the High Court judge level efficiency statement) was issued in 2016 and is now accompanied by a ‘Statement on the efficient conduct of financial remedy hearings in the Financial Remedies Court below High Court judge level’ (the below High Court judge level efficiency statement) issued in January 2022 by the Financial Remedies Court national lead judge and deputy national lead judge.

Implementation period (IP) completion day

11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. This point in time is referred to in UK law as ‘IP completion day’ and is the point at which key transitional arrangements came to an end and significant changes took effect across the UK’s legal regime.

Schedule 1

In the family law context, an application for financial provision in respect of a child under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 for maintenance or capital provision.
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