Paul Anthony Read v Julie Karen Hoarean & Anor
The court found that both parents were equally entitled to administer the estate, but the father should be granted a limited Letters of Administration to arrange the funeral and disposal of ashes, as the evidence showed Theo’s strongest connections were with his paternal family and Dartmoor, and all family and friends supported scattering ashes there. There was no evidence Theo wished his ashes to be divided. The mother’s lack of contact for eight years and the weight of evidence from those closest to Theo justified the father’s proposal. The ashes should not be divided but scattered on Dartm…
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- Disposal of body
- Letters of administration
- Funeral arrangements
- Intestacy
- Section 116 senior courts act 1981
- Rule 22 non-contentious probate rules