In this episode, Emily Roskilly of Roskilly & Co speaks with leading Counsel Ruth Hughes KC of 5 Stone Buildings about spousal and cohabitee claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (“the Inheritance Act”). This podcast explores who can bring a claim, the distinction between the two separate claims and the tests which apply when considering financial provision. Ruth also explains the two-year cohabitation requirement for cohabitee claims and the factors which the courts consider when determining an award to a claimant for financial provision. The discussion also covers former spouses, claims made by dependants, costs, settlement and touches upon the role of executors when an Inheritance Act claim is brought against an estate.