Parental Rights Of Children Lacking Capacity Transitioning To Adulthood
Helping a loved one lacking mental capacity can be extremely difficult both emotionally and legally. In order to protect the individual, any person making decisions on their behalf needs the appropriate legal documentation before their decisions are considered. For a parent raising a child lacking capacity, the law has always worked alongside them and given […]
Inheritance Disputes: Cohabitant Awarded Life Interest Instead Of Capital Award
A 65 year old man has been awarded a life interest in the proceeds of sale of his late partner’s home in a recent inheritance dispute case. In the recent case of Banfield v Campbell (2018), Andrew Banfield made a claim for reasonable financial provision from the estate of Sarah Campbell (“the Deceased”). Mr Banfield’s […]
Role of Will Writer in Assessing Capacity
The role of the legal service provider in assessing capacity has been a long standing debate in the profession, especially concerning Wills and probate issues that generally provide services to more vulnerable individuals. During the second Wills and Probate Roundtable, the concept of how a firm establishes their threshold of understanding for clients and the issue […]
Register For Title Research’s Free CPD webinar
Register for Title Research’s free CPD webinar – Mergers and acquisitions: when UK shareholdings become US shareholdings Don’t miss this free CPD webinar on Wednesday 3rd of October at 12:00PM. Title Research’s asset repatriation specialist, Katie Butterfield, will explain everything there is to know about the impact of mergers and acquisitions on estates. Katie will […]
Certainty Now Have Cross-Border Will Search Capability
In addition to searching in England and Wales, Certainty the National Will Register now provides the capability to search law firms and Will writers to see if a Will exists in Scotland and Northern Ireland. How does this help me? You may be distributing an estate where the deceased lived in England or Wales but […]