IHTM35201 | Orders under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975: introduction
From HM Revenue & Customs · Inheritance Tax Manual
The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 contains
provisions enabling the courts to order financial provision out of the estate of a deceased person for his or her family and dependants, and
one section, s.19(1), on the relationship between the Act and IHT. The effect of s.19(1) on that relationship is duplicated and extended by IHTA84/S146.
How the I(PFD)A 1975 works is explained further at IHTM35231. The IHT consequences of an order under the Act will depend on the nature and extent of the order.