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Jan Atkinson

How to prevent someone contesting a will

It is fairly rare in my experience for a parent to write a child out of their will but that...

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Jan Atkinson

Gifting Property to Children

Can I gift property to my children? Gifting a property to your adult children is a relatively complex transaction but...

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Jan Atkinson

Contentious Probate Case Studies

Contentious probate involving business assets Osbornes Law acts for the defendants to a claim issued to pronounce in favour of...

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Jan Atkinson

Contesting A Will Case Studies

Will dispute on grounds of lack of capacity Our contesting a will solicitors acted for the claimants, the adult daughters...

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Jan Atkinson

Married with children from a previous relationship – how...

There are several ways of doing this. If there are sufficient assets apart from the family home, it may be...

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Jan Atkinson

Funding of Probate disputes

Contentious Probate can be very expensive and clients often find it difficult to find the money to cover their legal...

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Jan Atkinson

Worldwide Probate Dispute

The deceased died in Ireland leaving very considerable wealth and assets all over the world, including England, but without leaving...

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Jan Atkinson

US/UK cross border probate

Our probate lawyers in London were instructed by a US-based widow of her late husband’s £8 million English estate. As...

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Jan Atkinson

Dealing with Debts as an Executor

Do your debts die with you? It is a common misconception that a person’s debts die with them. After...

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Jan Atkinson

What is reasonable financial provision in 1975 Act claims?

The long-running and high-profile case of Ilott v Mitson [2017] UKSC 17 has finally come to an end with the decision of...

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