Clause 41
Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill
11:00 am
Tim Boswell (Daventry, Conservative)
The hon. Gentleman is an acknowledged expert on these matters, and I listen to him with great respect. Does he not agree that the person with mesothelioma may, given that they are afflicted with a terminal disease, wish to express certain priorities before their death in relation to the allocation of the assets and the lump sum? Does he not also agree that one of the sad facts of our modern society is that few people conclude wills, and instead leave matters to intestacy rules, which might lead to a different disposition of assets or entitlements from the one that they had intended or wanted?