Publisher's Synopsis
The "Succession (Scotland) Act 1964" governs most of the law of intestate succession in Scotland. It plays a significant role in the transfer of title to property by the executor and made important changes of detail to the law of wills.;Changes in statutory provisions since the 1982 edition of "Meston" includes: the effect of the Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991; updating of the monetary values of prior rights - increases have failed to keep up-to-date with changes in house prices; and abolition of the status of illegitimacy by the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986.;This fourth edition of "Meston" considers the changes recommended by the Scottish Law Commission in its report on Succession (Scottish Law Commission No 124) and examines the likely implications if the suggested Bill is enacted in its present form.
