The succession provisions in the Scottish Trusts and Succession Act 2024 will come into force on 30 April 2024.
The provisions will create a new issue for separated couples where a person dies leaving a surviving spouse or civil partner but no children, the Law Society of Scotland has said.
This change states that where an intestate is survived by a husband, wife or civil partner, but is not survived by any prior relative, the surviving spouse or civil partner shall hav...