| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2012] All ER (D) 105 (Apr) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2012] EWHC 821 (Ch) |
| Court: | Chancery Division, Leeds District Registry |
| Judge: | Briggs J |
| Representation | Leon Sartin (instructed by Gordons LLP) for the claimant. |
| Jane Evans-Gordon (instructed by Bell & Buxton Solicitors) for the defendants. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 4 April 2012 |
Catchwords
Family provision - Widow - Reasonable financial provision - Large estate - Husband leaving estate of substantial worth - Will giving claimant widow limited rights of occupation over properties and annuity - Marriage being of short duration - Whether claimant being sole beneficial owner of property - Whether will making reasonable provision for claimant - Whether alternative financial provision being made - .
The Case
Family provision Widow. The Chancery Division, in finding the claimant's deceased husband had not made reasonable provision for her in his will pursuant to the decided the appropriate financial provision that should be made to her.
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