📜 Inheritance (Family and Dependants Provision) Amendment Bill 2012
Assented toLCBill 27116 May 2012
This Bill amends the Inheritance (Family and Dependants Provision) Amendment Act 2011. Key changes include defining 'stepchild' and allowing stepchildren to make claims for provision from a deceased's estate in certain circumstances.
Impact
Stepchildren and families are affected. It allows stepchildren, in specific situations where the deceased benefited from the stepchild's parent's estate, to make a claim on the deceased's estate. This could alter how estates are distributed.
Key Changes
["Defines 'stepchild' in relation to inheritance claims.", "Allows stepchildren to make claims on a deceased's estate under specific conditions.", "Clarifies the extent to which a grandchild is entitled to claim for family provision."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LC Second Reading MovedLC16 May 2012
- LC Third ReadingLC27 June 2012
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC27 June 2012
- LA Second Reading MovedLA14 Aug 2012
- LA IntroducedLA14 Aug 2012
- LA Third ReadingLA8 Nov 2012
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA8 Nov 2012
- Royal Assent22 Nov 2012
Affected Sectors
other
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