Court of Appeal finds in favour of adult daughter excluded from her late mother’s will

The Court of Appeal has upheld the appeal of Mrs Ilott (aged 50 and an only child) against an earlier decision that her estranged mother could reasonably leave her entire £486,000 estate to three separate charities, while making no financial provision for Mrs Ilott. In reaching its decision, the Court of Appeal examined in detail the approach to be taken under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 where an adult child claims that their deceased parent’s will failed to make reasonable financial provision for them, even if they were not financially dependent on the deceased parent.

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