Vulnerable people and their life savings are still at risk from unscrupulous predators, as a much-anticipated bill that seeks to tighten the rules on marriage and wills has been delayed by Brexit.
Politicians and lawyers called for urgent reform after a recent case of “predatory marriage” laid bare flaws in the system.
Fabian Hamilton MP raised a bill in November following the news that the estate of Joan Blass, 91, who had been diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2011, would pass to a man 23 years her junior.
New rules to stop ‘predators’ from tricking vulnerable into marriage delayed by Brexit
Politicians and lawyers called for urgent reform after a recent case of “predatory marriage” laid bare flaws in the system.
Fabian Hamilton MP raised a bill in November following the news that the estate of Joan Blass, 91, who had been diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2011, would pass to a man 23 years her junior.
New rules to stop ‘predators’ from tricking vulnerable into marriage delayed by Brexit
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