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Intestates' Estates Act 1952

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I Amendments of Law of Intestate Succession

    1. 1.Succession to estate of intestate leaving a surviving spouse

    2. 2.Right of surviving spouse to have life interest redeemed

    3. 3.Partial intestacies

    4. 4.Reproduction of enactments in Administration of Estates Act, 1925, as amended

    5. 5.Rights of surviving spouse as respects the matrimonial home

    6. 6.Interpretation and construction

  3. PART II Amendments of Inheritance (Family Provision) Act, 1938

    1. 7.Amendments of Inheritance (Family Provision) Act, 1938

    2. 8.Reproduction of Inheritance (Family Provision) Act, 1938, as amended

  4. PART III General

    1. 9.Short title and commencement

  5. SCHEDULES

    1. FIRST SCHEDULE

      Sections 46 to 49 of Administration of Estates Act, 1925, as Amended by Part I of this Act as respects Persons Dying after the Commencement of this Act

    2. SECOND SCHEDULE

      Rights of Surviving Spouse as respects the Matrimonial Home

      1. 1.(1) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, where the...

      2. 2.Where— (a) the dwelling-house forms part of a building and...

      3. 3.(1) The right conferred by paragraph 1 of this Schedule—...

      4. 4.(1) During the period of twelve months mentioned in paragraph...

      5. 5.(1) Where the surviving husband or wife is one of...

      6. 6.(1) Where the surviving husband or wife is a person...

      7. 7.(1) Except where the context otherwise requires, references in this...

    3. THIRD SCHEDULE

      Amendments of Inheritance (Family Provision) Act, 1938

    4. FOURTH SCHEDULE

      Inheritance (Family Provision) Act, 1938, as amended by Part II of this Act as respects Persons Dying after the Commencement of this Act

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