The difficulty of challenging a Will
Monday, October 26th, 2009Source: Money Talk, BBC
By Edward Chivers
Buss Murton solicitorsLast week Christine Gill successfully challenged her mother’s Will which had left more than £2m to the RSPCA.
This court challenge is likely to result in an appeal by the animal charity.
But it is just the latest in a long line of high profile, and often bitter, disputes surrounding the estates of deceased family members.
Challenging a Will is an expensive undertaking, both in terms of time, money and emotional effort.
Accusations fly, families squabble, charities huff and puff, and someone has to pick up the tab.
Yet it does not seem to deter an increasing number of individuals from challenging the Wills of deceased family members.
