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- In 2023 the Supreme Court confirmed that if a spouse dies before a financial order is finalised in a divorce case the spouse seeking relief cannot pursue the claim against the estate of the deceased.
www.brookman.co.uk/blog/continue-financial-claim-spouse-diesCan I Continue My Financial Claim If My Spouse Dies? - Brookman
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Can a deceased spouse pursue a financial remedy claim?
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What happens if my spouse dies in a divorce?
Death of a former spouse does not automatically invalidate the original financial remedy order. The person seeking to set aside the order will have to show that there has been a Barder event – a supervening event that invalidates the fundamental assumption on which the order was made.
A claim for financial remedies is the (relatively) new nomenclature for what was previously known as ancillary relief. Such a claim allows the court to divide up the assets of divorcing parties by making certain specified orders contained in the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973).
If you are not the surviving spouse or civil partner of the deceased, you can only claim what is required for reasonable maintenance. The Courts have made clear that the Act is not a tool to be employed by those who are merely unhappy with their share of an inheritance (or lack thereof).
As a spouse of the Deceased you have the right to make a claim under the 1975 Act for reasonable financial provision from the Deceased’s estate. An unmarried former spouse also has
He believes that a party should be able to pursue a financial remedy claim against the deceased spouse’s estate just as you can make a claim for personal injury or debt.
Jul 27, 2023 · Lord Stephens concluded that on the true construction of the 1984 Act, read with the 1973 Act, the rights to apply for financial relief are personal rights and obligations which end with the death of a party to the marriage and cannot be pursued against the deceased estate.
In 2023 the Supreme Court confirmed that if a spouse dies before a financial order is finalised in a divorce case the spouse seeking relief cannot pursue the claim against the estate of the deceased. The case, Unger v Ul Hasan (deceased) had an unusual set of facts with both spouses dying before the final decision was reached.
