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Illegitimacy And Trusts: Benefiting child and parent
Holden-Hindley v Holden-Hindley clarifies the court’s approach towards settlements which exclude illegitimate children. Charlotte Searle explains ‘In modern society, the decision to allow illegitimate children to be treated in the same way as legitimate children does appear to be a pragmatic and fair one, even if the grounds on which similar cases have been distinguished …
Cases Referenced
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- Holden-Hindley v Holden-Hindley [2013] EWHC 3053
- Re Halstead's Will Trust [1937] 2 All ER 570
- Re Pinto's Settlement [2004] WTLR 879
- Wong v Burt [2005] WTLR 291