Category: Inheritance & will disputes
Ridley & Hall boosts Wills & Probate team with appointment of another associate
Expanding Huddersfield-based law firm, Ridley & Hall, is growing its specialist wills & probate team with the appointment of Deborah […]
Disabled elderly lady not left enough money in her partner’s Will for a roof over her head
Imagine you (Mary) and your partner (Burt) have lived together for 15 years – you were not married and did […]
Two-thirds of Brits worry about fraud in care homes, survey finds
This article appeared in the Daily Mirror on Thursday 27th June 2019 – click here to view 63% of Brits […]
An Executors’ Guide – Challenges when dealing with an Estate and how to deal with them
Being appointed as an executor is a great honour. The testator (the person who made the will) trusted you implicitly […]
Financial Abuse; Lifetime Property transfers by Parents
Most adult children provide love, care and support to their parents as they age. But a very small minority will […]
How a ‘penniless ballet dancer’ was able to bring a claim against her grandmother’s estate
A granddaughter who selflessly devoted herself to caring for her grandmother with dementia for 7 years before her death has […]
Predatory Marriage – Campaign for Change in the Law
A campaign to change the law which currently puts a marriage before a will has reached Parliament, after children found […]
Executor/beneficiary dispute; who you gonna call?
My client, Paul, was locked in a bitter dispute with his sister Clare when he first came to see me […]
Predatory Marriages; Elder Financial Abuse
At this time of year, everyone loves a wedding…but there can be a darker side to matrimony*. In Marina Lewycka’s […]
Forged signature leads to court
Expert evidence has proved that a carer forged her employer’s signature on a will. As a result, she has lost […]
