Family law – Claims under the Inheritance Act by adult children – the law after Snapes v Aram

This paper seeks to examine claims by adult children under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 in the light of the decision of the Court of Appeal in Snapes v Anam, the Times, 8 May 1998. Article by Terry Jeffrey (King Street Chambers, Manchester) published in Amicus Curiae - Journal of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and its Society for Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London.