Last Will & Testament 101The lost will The case we explored last week highlighted the importance of a beneficiary understanding her role in securing the gifts she hoped to receive under the will. This week’s case, also shows the actions taken by persons who felt sure about what they were to inherit. The issues in …
Last Will & Testament : Securing the inheritance From last week’s case we know, if you stand by and watch another person take control over property you know to be yours, and allow that person to spend money on it, you are at risk of that person making a claim to your property. This week, …
Last Will & Testament : Protecting your inheritance From the last two articles we know making a will is the first stage of ensuring that a person’s desires are carried out after passing on. The next stage is usually having the gifts under the will distributed without challenge from disgruntled friends, or family. Previous articles …
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Last Will & Testament: Are you of a sound mind? In Part I we highlighted the key players in a will and the formalities required to make a valid will under Jamaican law. Last week’s article broke down a judgment from our local court in which a valid will was successfully challenged. The valid will …
Love, money & choosing your path: Is your love as deep as your pocket?Part IX Just as a Court needs to know the details to make a decision based on the circumstances of a case, in order to understand a Court’s reasoning, you must also know the details. In the case we have been exploring, …
Is your love as deep as your pocket? Part VIII The background of this series is based on a 2022 decision from our Court of Appeal. It concerns a husband who believed he was entitled to 50% ownership of what is classified as the family home in law, and the wife’s objection. The family …
Is your love as deep as your pocket? Part VII In 2003, a single woman bought property for $17,000,000.00, and spent a further $13,000,000.00 on renovations which were completed before 2008. She got married and her husband admitted that he did not contribute any at all to those costs. She was his 2nd wife. He …
If you have been reading since Part 1, welcome back. If you are new to the series thanks for reading. We have been identifying some of the key circumstances in a judgment from our Court of Appeal, in which a husband believed he was entitled to 50% ownership of a property that his 2nd wife …
Is your love as deep as your pocket? Part V We will continue to explore a decision by our local Court of Appeal regarding a husband’s request to have a property declared a family home, and grant him 50% ownership. He needed the Court to do this because the family home has a specific meaning …
Is your love as deep as your pocket? Part IV We have been breaking down a recent judgement from our local Court of Appeal which concerns a married couple’s division of the family home, which has a specific meaning in law. The couple has a long history, with the wife being the husband’s 2nd wife. …
