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How to contest a will: the process

Disputes regarding wills and estates are increasingly common. This is largely due to more complex family arrangements (i.e. second or later...

Can I defend a will challenge?

If you have been notified about a challenge to a will relating to an estate in which you have an interest, you may wonder whether you can defend the...

What are the costs of contesting a will?

A big consideration for many when they are thinking about how to contest a will or are facing a challenge to the validity of a will, is how much it...

Can I contest a will without a solicitor?

When it comes to the process of contesting a will, there is no legal requirement for a solicitor to be instructed. There is absolutely nothing...

Who can contest a will?

If you have found out about a will having been made in circumstances where you question the validity of the same, an initial question you may ask is,

What are the grounds for contesting a will?

As part of the process of contesting a will, you will need to make sure that you can successfully challenge the validity of the will. The usual...

Wills witnessed by video link to be made legal

In a controversial announcement made by the Government on 25 July 2020, wills witnessed via video link are to be legalised temporarily. As expected,...

Estranged daughter awarded money in Wills dispute

An estranged adult child who, along with her siblings, had been disinherited from benefitting from her late father’s estate worth in the region of...

Supreme Court rules in favour of animal charities in will dispute

In March 2017 the Supreme Court’s ruling in Ilott v The Blue Cross and others (previously known as Ilott v Mitson) was handed down. Despite a number...

Family successfully challenged validity of will

In August 2016, a family won their legal battle to overturn their brother’s will after it was found that the deceased, David Poole, did not know and...