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[2017] WLR (D) 847
Court of Appeal
Lewis v Warner
[2017] EWCA 2182 (Civ)
2017 Dec 7; 19
Sir Geoffrey Vos C, McCombe, Asplin LJJ
Family provision— Dependant— “Reasonable financial provision”— Man and woman living together as husband and wife for 19 years in her house— Woman dying and leaving estate to her daughter in her will— Daughter claiming possession of house— Man seeking to remain in house and be transferred title of house for full consideration— Whether disposition of estate failing to make reasonable provision for man— Whether ineligible for “financial provision” for his “maintenance”— Whether arrangement for full consideration representing financial provision for a person’s maintenance—
Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (c 63) (as amended by Law Reform (Succession) Act 1995 (c 41), s 2(2)(3) and Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c 33), ss 71, 263(2), Sch 4, para 15(2)(3)), ss 1(1)(ba)(1A), 2(1), 3(1)