Publications
Family Maintenance and Support from the Estate of a Person Who Stood in the Place of a Parent, Final Report 117
Family Maintenance and Support from the Estate of a Person Who Stood in the Place of a Parent, Final Report 117 recommends that the Wills and Succession Act be reformed to allow a child to apply for family maintenance and support from the estate of a person who stood in the place of a parent. Who is a Person Standing in the Place of a Parent? To be in place of a parent a person must […]
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession Family Law |
| TAGS | stepfather, stepmother, blended family, disability, stepchild, equality, stepparent, planning, in loco parentis, fairness, testamentary, child, common law, divorce, estate, family, freedom, maintenance, relief, succession, support, will |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | FR117.pdf |
January 25, 2022
Family Relief, Final Report 29
This report was undertaken as part of ALRI’s studies on the reform of family law. The Family Relief Act provides for an award from an estate for the maintenance of the surviving spouse and a limited class of children. The maintenance must come from the net estate after payment of claims against the deceased. An eligible dependant may apply to the court within six months of the grant of probate or administration. There is provision […]
| AREA OF LAW | Family Law |
| TAGS | dependant, family, matrimonial, Property, relief, spouse, succession, variation |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr029.pdf |
June 1, 1978