Hearings
England & Wales
16 Jul 1974 [1975] 1 WLR 309; [1975] 1 All ER 321, Ch D (Pennycuick VC)
12 Oct 1989 [1990] Fam 56; [1990] 2 WLR 161; [1990] 2 All ER 47; [1990] 2 FLR 72; (1990) 134 SJ 262, Fam D (Hollings J)
In re Collins, deed
Additional names
Robinson v Collins
Subject Matter
ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES — Matrimonial home — Appropriation — Intestacy — Widow's charge on estate — Appropriation of matrimonial home to surviving spouse towards satisfaction of charge — Time for valuation — Whether at death or at date of appropriation — Administration of Estates Act 1925, s 41 (1) — Intestates' Estates Act 1952, s 5, Sch 2, para 1 (1)
FAMILY PROVISION — Child — Adoption — Mother dying intestate — Adoption of child after mother's death — Whether child of deceased — Whether having interest in estate prior to adoption — Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, s 1(1)(c) — Adoption Act 1976, ss 39(2), 42(4)
[1990] Fam 56; [1990] 2 WLR 161
FAMILY PROVISION — Reasonable financial provision — Social security benefit — Mother of applicant dying intestate — Applicant in receipt of social security benefits — Whether relevant — Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, s 3