shall pass

21:12 Jul 27, 2018 

This is a valuable find, Michał.

21:05 Jul 27, 2018 

Divorce affects inheritance under a will

1. Where a will has already been made by either party to a marriage then, by virtue of section 18A of the Wills Act 1837(5):

(a)any provisions of the will appointing the former spouse executor or trustee or conferring a power of appointment on the former spouse shall take effect as if the former spouse had died on the date on which the marriage is dissolved unless a contrary intention appears in the will;

(b)any property which, or an interest in which, is devised or bequeathed to the former spouse shall pass as if the former spouse had died on the date on which the marriage is dissolved unless a contrary intention appears in the will.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/816/made?view=plain

20:08 Jul 27, 2018 

15:51 Jul 26, 2018 

No rights are extinguished. The property or the interest therein are, in fact, passed on to the inheritors.