Kaur v Dhaliwal & Anor

Kaur v Dhaliwal & Anor

The judge was entitled to find that the statutory criteria under section 1(1A) of the 1975 Act were satisfied because the qualifying relationship between the claimant and the deceased, which began in July 2006, endured continuously until the deceased's death, notwithstanding periods where they were not physically living under the same roof, as the interruptions were due to family circumstances and did not amount to a breakdown of the relationship.

Parties
Respondent/claimant: Harjinder Kaur; Appellant/defendant: Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal; Appellant/defendant: Amitoz Singh Dhaliwal
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
17 June 2014
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From County Court Decision on Preliminary Issue
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Inheritance (provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, Cohabitation, Statutory Interpretation, Preliminary Issues in Succession Claims
Succession Law Family Law Inheritance (provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 Cohabitation Statutory Interpretation Preliminary Issues in Succession Claims

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Parties

Harjinder Kaur

Respondent/claimant

Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal

Appellant/defendant

Amitoz Singh Dhaliwal

Appellant/defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From County Court Decision on Preliminary Issue

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimant satisfied the statutory criteria under section 1(1A) of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 by living in the same household as the deceased as his wife for the two years immediately prior to his death

Ratio Decidendi

The judge was entitled to find that the statutory criteria under section 1(1A) of the 1975 Act were satisfied because the qualifying relationship between the claimant and the deceased, which began in July 2006, endured continuously until the deceased's death, notwithstanding periods where they were not physically living under the same roof, as the interruptions were due to family circumstances and did not amount to a breakdown of the relationship.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal is dismissed; the decision of the county court in favour of the claimant on the preliminary issue is upheld.