Contesting A Will

[Ethel Street]

Putting in a caveat and making a claim under the 1975 Act are separate things although both can be done.

 

You have correctly identified that the 1975 Act is the law which might help you. The courts can order that you receive part of the Estate even if you have been excluded in the Will.

 

But the law is very complex and even lawyers would refer you to a specialist solicitor. Putting in a caveat is cheap but bringing an action under the 1975 Act is not.

 

To be frank I haven't the first idea whether you could succeed with a 1975 Act claim and can only advise that you consult a specialist probate lawyer.

[Ethel Street]

It will stop her getting probate, that's my understanding.

 

But I am not a lawyer or a probate expert so I am reluctant to comment on whether putting in a caveat will achieve what you want.