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Daughter’s claim for larger share of inheritance rejected

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Posted by Katie Alsop on 07 August 2025

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Katie Alsop

Partner & Head of Disputes Group

Katie specialises in contested wills, proprietary estoppel, disputed estates involving farms and Inheritance Act claims.

Katie Alsop

Katie specialises in contested wills, proprietary estoppel, disputed estates involving farms and Inheritance Act claims.

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