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SCHEDULE 4Wills, administration of estates and family provision

Part 2Administration of estates and family provision

Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (c. 63)

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1

Amend section 19 (effect, duration and form of orders) as follows.

2

In subsection (2)(a), for “former husband or former wife” substitute “ former spouse or former civil partner ”.

3

In subsection (2), after paragraph (b) insert

or

c

an applicant who was the civil partner of the deceased in a case where, at the date of death, a separation order under Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 was in force in relation to their civil partnership and the separation was continuing,

4

In that subsection, in the words after paragraph (b), for “on the remarriage of the applicant” onwards substitute “ on the formation by the applicant of a subsequent marriage or civil partnership, except in relation to any arrears due under the order on the date of the formation of the subsequent marriage or civil partnership. ”

5

In subsection (3), after “section 15(1)” insert “ or 15ZA(1) ”.