This consultation paper reviews the adequacy of the amount of the statutory legacy (the amount of money that can be paid to a spouse from the assets of a person who dies without having made a valid will). The paper seeks views on whether the amount of the statutory legacy should be changed and, if so, to what. It also makes a provisional proposal for an increase.
This consultation closed on 07 September 2005
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Her Majesty's Courts Service
Civil & Family Justice Division
Property Rights and International Branch
4th Floor Selborne House
54 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QT
Tel: 020 7210 8641
Fax: 0870 739 4260
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