#familyprovision willsandestates contestingwill estrangedchild excludefromwill

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There is a tension between the right of a Will-maker to choose who will benefit from his or her estate and the frequent expectation by adult children that they will be the primary beneficiaries of their parent’s estate.  The law recognises this tension and attempts to balance competing interests by allowing a Will-maker to leave their estate as they choose and also allowing disappointed children to make a legal claim for some or further provision from a deceased parent’s estate.