Divorced Partners, Children and Dependants

Your Obligations

You cannot just ignore former partners for whom you have an ongoing commitment, e.g. the payment of maintenance. If there has been a ‘clean break’ settlement then potential claims are unlikely to succeed particularly if the divorce settlement incorporated a no claim clause.

However, it is not just a former spouse or civil partner who can make a claim, dependants such as your spouse, civil partner, cohabitees, children or someone for whom you have a particular responsibility, can all make claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975.

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