Order prohibiting family provision claim by former spousedoes not prevent claim as cohabitee (High Court)Practical Law The High Court has held that a court order preventing the former spouse or civil partner of adeceased individual from making a claim for provision from the deceased's estate under theInheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 does not prevent them from claiming inthe capacity of cohabitee (Chekov v Fryer and another [2015] EWHC 1642 (Ch)).Request a free trialTo access this resource and thousands more, register for a free, no-obligation trial of Practical Law.Register using the button below, telephone +44 (0)20 7202 1220 or e-mailinfo.practicallaw@thomsonreuters.com.A free trial will give you:?Unlimited access to Practical Law online know-how?Thousands of market standard documents and clauses?Daily alerts and weekly update e-mails on key legal developments in your practice area RegisterLog inTo access this resource, log in below or register for free access.Related contentTopicsPractice noteCase pageCookie PolicyWe use cookies to give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changingyour cookie settings, we assume that you consent to our use of cookies on this device. You canchange your cookie settings at any time but if you do, you may lose some functionality on ourwebsite. More information can be found in our Privacy Policy and Cookies.Close"siteName" : "PLC", "objType" : "PLC_Doc_C", "objID" : "1248213442363","objName" : "Order prohibiting family provision claim by former spouse does n","userID" : "2","objUrl" : "http://uk.practicallaw.com/cs/Satellite/resource/3-617-9839?source=rss","pageType" : "Resource", "academicUserID" : "", "contentAccessed" : "false","analyticsPermCookie" : "23f5ad1a9:14f2560df1b:-2433","analyticsSessionCookie" : "23f5ad1a9:14f2560df1b:-2432", "statisticSensorPath" : "http://analytics.practicallaw.com/sensor/statistic"http://uk.practicallaw.com/3-617-9839?source=rss