63Property that may be used for family provision orders

#### 63 Property that may be used for family provision orders 63 Property that may be used for family provision orders (cf FPA 6 (1), definition of “estate”, 6 (4) and (5)) > > (1) A family provision order may be made in relation to the estate of a deceased person. > > > (2) If the deceased person died leaving a will, the estate of the deceased person includes property that would, on a grant of probate of the will, vest in the executor of the will, or would on a grant of administration with the will annexed, vest in the legal representative appointed under that grant. > > > (3) A family provision order may not be made in relation to property of the estate that has been distributed by the legal representative of the estate in compliance with the requirements of section 93, except as provided by subsection (5). > > > (4) Where property of the estate of a deceased person is held by the legal representative of that estate as trustee for a person or for a charitable or other purpose, the property is to be treated, for the purposes of this Chapter, as not having been distributed unless it is vested in interest in that person or for that purpose. > > > (5) A family provision order may be made in relation to property that is not part of the estate of a deceased person, or that has been distributed, if it is designated as notional estate of the deceased person by an order under Part 3.3. > > **s 63:** Ins 2008 No 75, Sch 1 \[10\].