Trust & Inheritance Issues
Blanchards Law is a niche family law practice with specialists in inheritance and trust disputes.
Challenges over inheritance and trusts can be complicated, emotionally taxing and expensive. Taking the decision to object to a Will is not a decision to be taken lightly as legal battles can be time consuming and overwhelming. Seeking advice early can mitigate problems further down the line.
When problems do arise, we take a holistic approach to problem solving. Our tailored service ensures every client receives appropriate advice to make informed decisions. As mediators, we can help you resolve inheritance issues outside of court with alternative dispute resolution, which can be a more affordable solution.
Trusts can be effective tools for protecting assets and providing for your loved ones in a tax-efficient way. Where trusts are used for inheritance, it is essential to seek legal advice at the start. Including a trust or inheritance in an asset list can indicate that they are up for grabs in financial disputes. This is a fast moving and changing area of law which our expert solicitors monitor closely to give our clients the best quality advice.
Why Blanchards Law?
We have extensive experience in these areas of law, and if a court application is necessary to contest a Will or to deal with an intestacy (someone dying without leaving a Will), we can assist in a sensitive but proactive way to get the proceedings on foot. Our team is highly effective at defending in proceedings if you find yourself at the sharp end of them.
We have developed excellent relationships with specialist Chancery barristers to assist clients where appropriate and to ensure speedy advice is obtained. We also advise on cross-jurisdictional matters and manage litigation as pro-actively and cost-effectively as possible.
Can we help you? Please call us on 0333 344 6302 or contact us through our enquiry form. All initial enquiries are free and without obligation.
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Punam is an excellent family lawyer. She gives good sensible advice on divorce and child matters at what is often a particularly distressing time. I would not hesitate to recommend her for the most complex matters; her legal knowledge combined with her ability to see the bigger picture are invaluable.
Rob Alloway
I instructed Punam to make a financial relief application under Part III Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984. Punam is very professional, knowledgeable and kind. I would not hesitate to instruct her again on any legal matter. Thank you for all your support.
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Divorce is a very harrowing, stressful and personal event Punam was warm and approachable but super efficient and succinct with it. Genuinely staggered at how smooth a process she made it. I wholeheartedly recommend Punam after a very positive experience myself.
Sam Cowan
Punam is an experienced and tenacious lawyer offering warm, compassionate and intelligent advice on a wide variety of family matters. She has acted for us for over a decade both in the city and in her own practice on divorce proceedings and complex family and child matters. We would not hesitate to recommend her.
Sue Evans
Blanchards supported my difficult and complex legal proceedings. They navigated every detail with high competence and provided confidence and reassurance at every step. Was most grateful for the human touch of doing the right thing at all times, and for their comforting professionalism even when times were very tough. Fully recommend and thank you.
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Stories & case studies to help you
Please read our blogs on our trust and inheritance work and practice. Like you, many client have come to us because the blogs are informative and designed to help you understand what you can do to resolve your situation.
Trust & Inheritance Issues,Financial Issues
Contested Probate
Widow wins High Court challenge after husband leaves her out of his Will. I explored a recent case (Kaur v Estate of Karnail Singh & Ors [2023] EWHC 304) where the widow and her four daughters…
Trust & Inheritance Issues,Financial Issues
The Bare Necessities – What Bare Trusts Mean For You
A bare trust (sometimes called a simple trust) is one in which trustees hold property for the beneficiary, with all capital and income derived from it belonging to the beneficiary by immediate and…
Trust & Inheritance Issues,Nuptial Agreements,Children,Divorce & Separation
Can Children Lose Out After a Prenuptial Agreement Has Been Signed?
Prenuptial agreements are not automatically recognised in family law, although the government has made noises to say that legislation may well be brought forward to make them binding. It is clearly…
The Order of Inheritance
I am often asked what happens to a Deceased’s estate if they die without making a Will. This is called dying ‘intestate’. The order of inheritance of an estate where the deceased has died intestate…
Speculating on Future Trusts Interests – C v C
The decision of Mr. Justice Munby in C v C ([2009] EWHC 1491) on 25 June 2009 demonstrates a distinct lack of judicial enthusiasm to deal with trusts and their assets in the context of matrimonial…
A Guide to Trusts from a Family Law Perspective
Trusts are becoming more and more of an issue for family courts, especially with the ‘yardstick of equality’ guidelines rather than the needs-based guidelines, and anecdotally we hear from the family…
Claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
Claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 In England we are free to leave our property by Will to whomsoever we choose. There are no rules here…
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