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Claims by adult child beneficiaries: Is there any hope after Miles v Shearer?
Amanda Noyce reviews the latest cases under the 1975 Act and summarises the lessons on funding such claims With regard to adult able-bodied children, there is a need to ‘prove something more’ than just the qualifying relationship. ‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’ is a great self-motivational message – until there’s an inheritance involved. …
Cases Referenced
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- Espinosa v Bourke [1999] 1 FLR 747
- Garland v Morris & anor [2007] EWHC 2 (Ch); [2007] WTLR 797 ChD
- Higgins v Morgan & ors [2021] EWHC 2846 (Ch); [2022] WTLR 153 ChD
- Hirachand v Hirachand & anr [2021] EWCA Civ 1498; [2022] WTLR 185 CA
- Ilott v The Blue Cross & ors [2017] UKSC 17; [2017] WTLR 533 SC
- J & anr v S & ors [2021] EWHC 936 (Ch); [2021] WTLR 569 ChD
- Miles & anor v Shearer [2021] EWHC 1000 (Ch)
- Myers v Myers & ors [2004] EWHC 1944 (Fam); [2005] WTLR 851 FamD
- Re Coventry (Deceased) [1980] 1 Ch 461
- Re Hancock [1998] 2 FLR 346
- Re Pearce [1998] 2 FLR 705
- Robinson v Bird [2003] WTLR 529 ChD
- Ubbi v Ubbi [2018] EWHC 1396 (Ch); [2018] WTLR 1039 ChD