Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (1975 c. 63)
- Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (1975 c. 63)
- 1 Application for financial provision from deceased’s estate.
- 2 Powers of court to make orders.
- 3 Matters to which court is to have regard in exercising powers under s. 2.
- 4 Time-limit for applications.
- 5 Interim orders.
- 6 Variation, discharge etc. of orders for periodical payments.
- 7 Payment of lump sums by instalments.
- Property available for financial provision
- 8 Property treated as part of “net estate”.
- 9 Property held on a joint tenancy.
- Powers of court in relation to transactions intended to defeat applications for financial provision
- 10 Dispositions intended to defeat applications for financial provision.
- 11 Contracts to leave property by will.
- 12 Provisions supplementary to ss. 10 and 11.
- 13 Provisions as to trustees in relation to ss. 10 and 11.
- Special provisions relating to cases of divorce, separation etc.
- 14 Provision as to cases where no financial relief was granted in divorce proceedings etc.
- 14A Provision as to cases where no financial relief was granted in proceedings for the dissolution etc. of a civil partnership
- 15 Restriction imposed in divorce proceedings etc. on application under this Act.
- 15ZA Restriction imposed in proceedings for the dissolution etc. of a civil partnership on application under this Act
- 15A Restriction imposed in proceedings under Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 on application under this Act.
- 15B Restriction imposed in proceedings under Schedule 7 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 on application under this Act
- 16 Variation and discharge of secured periodical payments orders made under Matrimonial Causes Act 1973.
- 17 Variation and revocation of maintenance agreements.
- 18 Availability of court’s powers under this Act in applications under ss. 31 and 36 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973.
- 18A Availability of court’s powers under this Act in applications under paragraphs 60 and 73 of Schedule 5 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004
- Miscellaneous and supplementary provisions
- 19 Effect, duration and form of orders.
- 20 Provisions as to personal representatives.
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- 23 Determination of date on which representation was first taken out
- 24 Effect of this Act on s. 46(1)(vi) of Administration of Estates Act 1925.
- 25 Interpretation.
- 26 Consequential amendments, repeals and transitional provisions.
- 27 Short title, commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULE ENACTMENTS REPEALED
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