Part 2 Administration of Estates and Family Provision

Part 2 Administration of Estates and Family Provision

Administration of Estates Act (Northern Ireland) 1955 (c 24 (NI))

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(1)     Amend section 6A (spouse dying within 28 days of intestate) as follows.

(2)     After “spouse†(in each place) insert “or civil partnerâ€.

(3)     In the sidenote to section 6A, after “Spouse†insert “or civil partnerâ€.

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(1)     Amend section 7 (rights of surviving spouse) as follows.

(2)     After “spouse†(in each place) insert “or civil partnerâ€.

(3)     In subsection (7), after “husband†insert “, or of section 180 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004â€.

(4)     In the sidenote to section 7, after “spouse†insert “or civil partnerâ€.

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In section 8 (rights of issue), after “spouse†insert “or civil partnerâ€.

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In section 9 (rights of parents), after “spouse†insert “or civil partnerâ€.

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In section 10 (rights of brothers and sisters and their issue), after “spouse†(in both places) insert “or civil partnerâ€.

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In section 11 (rights of next-of-kin), in subsection (1) after “neither spouse†insert “nor civil partnerâ€.

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In section 38 (power to appoint trustees of infant's property), in subsection (5) after “marries†insert “, or forms a civil partnership,â€.

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