Can A Separated Wife Claim As A Beneficiary On Deceased Estate Left As Intestate

[maackdown]

can a separated wife claim as a beneficiary on deceased intestate estate

[fiction-factory]

So she was still married to him at the time he died?

[ubasses]

Yes if she was still married to him.

[EDDIE51]

I think the answer is Yes ! But you REALLY need to speak to a solicitor !

[fiction-factory]

seems the OP doesn't know whether they were divorced or still married
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Law/Question1647099.html

[ubasses]

This flowchart is good, follow it starting with answering yes to the the marriage question.

[Buenchico]

Missing link, Ubasses!
(This flowchart might help: https://mindatrest.co.uk/blog/intestacy-rules-2015-flowchart/ )

If a couple were still married (but separated) when one partner dies then, if there are no children, the separated partner will inherit everything. However it's possible for certain other people to apply for a court order, varying the intestacy rules:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/63

[Peter Pedant]

yes
can be the barmaid-bot?
this is a complicated area and you need to see a lawyer specialising in this
you do have a claim but so may others
and there is doubtless be a dispute
( 'she doesnt deserve anything!'
'yes I do! I worked hard for this!'
etc) so be prepared

[Barmaid]

If she is not divorced or judicially separated, she is absolutely entitled, never mind "claim". Thus under intestacy, she is entitled to the Grant of Letters of Administration and then to a chunk of the estate without having to "claim" (her entitlement depends on who else is left).

If you give more information, we might be able to point you in the right direction.

[Peter Pedant]

thank you barmaid
you have saved her a few hundred quid there !

[maggiebee]

Not sure about the law in England, but under Scottish law I would say that she would be (possibly sole) beneficiary if not divorced.