United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 115814
Wills
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16 November 2020
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19 November 2020 · Answer
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19 November 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of whether the automatic revocation of wills upon marriage provides a potential incentive for predatory marriage.
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16 November 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of whether the automatic revocation of wills upon marriage provides a potential incentive for predatory marriage.
Source: Commons
19 November 2020
Answer
The principle in English and Welsh law that marriage has the effect of revoking wills is long established. The issue of whether marriage or civil partnership should invoke automatic revocation of the wills of those involved is being considered as part of ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-11-16/115814
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1252347
- uk · wq-1252347 · source updated 19 November 2020