This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government
Rejected petition Overturn Lady Justice Arden's landmark decision overruling a legally made Will.
On July 28 2015 in The Court of Appeal Lady Justice Arden overruled the Last Will and Testament, made in sound mind, of Melita Jackson, thus giving £164000 to her estranged daughter on the grounds that the daughter is on benefits and can't afford to go on holiday or buy clothes for her children.
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This is an appalling decision for which Justice Arden should rightly be removed but since this is almost impossible, the decision must be overturned.
It literally means that now the law says you CANNOT dispose of your money and assets as you see fit. It means that any child can actually challenge a Will made by any person of sound mind and a JUDGE can then decide what happens to your estate after you are dead!
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