Delaforte v Flood & anr [2021] WTLR 499
Summer 2021 #183The claimant was the granddaughter of the deceased who brought a claim for reasonable financial provision out of the estate under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (1975 Act). The defendants, both children of the deceased, were the executors and beneficiaries under her will. The deceased, who had been diagnosed with vascular dementia, had fallen and broken her hip, resulting in surgery and a spell in hospital. The medical advice was that she could not return home unless care was provided. The claimant, with the agreement of the defendants, m...