Does violence towards the deceased end the relative’s chances of a successful claim against the Will?
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Wife who murdered husband can’t claim on estate
In the recent case of Edward v State Trustees Limited [2016] VSCA 28 a wife who killed her husband in self-defence was not allowed to receive her husband’s estate under his will. In the discussion of the facts of the case there was a history of violence inflicted on the wife during her marriage and the wife […]
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