The Succession Act 1965 in Irish law was intended to provide for the surviving spouse of the deceased
if the deceased was
intestate
Intestacy is the condition of the estate of a person who dies without having in force a valid will or other binding declaration. Alternatively this may also apply where a will or declaration has been made, but only applies to part of the estat ...
or specified a less than equitable share of the estate. Up to then, Irish
citizens could apportion their estate as they wished without regard to the needs of their spouse or family.
References
Succession Act, 1965
1965 in Irish law
Acts of the Oireachtas of the 1960s
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