ADMINISTRATION AND PROBATE ACT 1919 - SECT 72H
ADMINISTRATION AND PROBATE ACT 1919 - SECT 72H
72H—Division of estate when deceased is survived by spouse and/or
domestic partner
(1) If an intestate is
survived by a spouse or domestic partner, the spouse or domestic partner (as
the case may be) is entitled to any personal chattels of the intestate.
(2) If an intestate is
survived by a spouse and a domestic partner, each is entitled to an equal
share of the property (including personal chattels of the intestate) that
would have devolved on the spouse or domestic partner if the intestate had
been survived only by a single spouse or domestic partner.
(3) If a dispute
arises between a surviving spouse and a domestic partner as to the division
between them of personal chattels of an intestate, the administrator may sell
the personal chattels and divide the proceeds of the sale equally between
them.