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27th Annual International Private Client Conference

12 Jun - 14 Jun 2022

Session information

The ultimate double cross: I prepared for my divorce but my spouse died; I prepared for death but we are divorcing

Tuesday 14 June (1400 - 1515)

Description

A marriage will end by death or divorce, but have we sufficiently planned for both events? What are the challenges of preparing mainly for death or mainly for divorce for couples of different countries and/or with assets in different jurisdictions?

Can remedies be found when future spouses mainly planned for divorce, but one dies prematurely? Or when both spouses were convinced that it would be their last marriage but finally divorce?

Our speakers, covering both common law and civil law jurisdictions, will consider the pitfalls to avoid and debate on solutions.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Anne Guichard	n3t NOTAIRES, Paris, France; Vice Chair, Private Client Tax Committee
Catherine Watson Coles KC	McInnes Cooper, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Member, Private Client Tax Committee Advisory Board

Speakers

Marianne Kafena	Harbottle & Lewis, London, England
Rosie Schumm	Forsters, London, England
Tina Wuestemann	Baer & Karrer, Zürich, Switzerland

Session presentations

The ultimate double cross: I prepared for my divorce by my spouse died; I prepared for death but we are divorcing

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