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Of all the Inheritance Act claims we handle at NJS Law, those brought by adult children excluded from a parent’s will are among the most emotionally complex. Understanding how the law and the courts approach these cases — what is relevant, what is not, and what you can realistically hope to achieve — is essential before you decide how to proceed.

Few areas of English law cause as much shock and distress as the inheritance rights of cohabiting partners. People who have shared their lives — and often their homes — with someone for decades routinely discover, on that person’s death, that they have no automatic legal right to anything from the estate. If you were not married or in a civil partnership, you are a stranger to the estate as far as the default rules are concerned.

One of the first questions people ask when they contact us about an Inheritance Act claim is: ‘How much is this going to cost me?’ At NJS Law, we believe that access to justice should not depend on your ability to pay legal fees upfront. For eligible Inheritance Act claims, we offer a no win no fee service — formally known as a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). This article explains exactly how that works.

Discovering that your father has left you out of his will is one of the most painful things a person can go through. You are already grieving. And then comes the shock of being excluded in addition.