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Deed of variation - possible to amend?
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Voyager2002 wrote: »Did you receive independent legal advice about the implications of the document that you signed? If so, then you might have a case against the solicitor who failed to explain what was going on to you. If not, then the "instrument of variation" can quite easily be set aside: one fundamental condition for varying a will is that the person who is disadvantaged receives independent legal advice before signing.0
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Voyager2002 wrote: »Did you receive independent legal advice about the implications of the document that you signed? If so, then you might have a case against the solicitor who failed to explain what was going on to you. If not, then the "instrument of variation" can quite easily be set aside: one fundamental condition for varying a will is that the person who is disadvantaged receives independent legal advice before signing.
That's wholly incorrect.0 -
OP you keep mentioning CGT you need to check if it is still a qualifying IPDI trust.0
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