Estranged daughter overturns mothers will
A landmark ruling where a woman has been awarded £164,000 after being cut out of her mother’s inheritance in favour of animal charities could see a tidal wave of contested wills, believes a Wirral law expert.Heather llott went through a long court battle after her mother Melita Jackson left her £486,000 estate to animal charities when she died just over a decade ago.
However, the Court of Appeal has ruled she should receive a third of the estate.
Candice Jones, a wills expert at QualitySolicitors David Roberts & Co said the ruling will possibly weaken people's right to leave money to
