An 83-year-old widow was left penniless because her husband only wanted to pass wealth down the male line. A UK court has just awarded her 50% of the full estate.

TL;DR

The High Court heard Karnail Singh left everything to his two sons and nothing to widow Harbans Kaur, his wife of 66 years, or his four daughters. High Court judge Mr Justice Peel was told Mr Singh, who died in 2021, "wished to leave his estate solely down the male line". The court heard that Mrs Kaur estimated the estate, built on her late husband's clothing business, to be worth £1

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