Section 70 — Property (Relationships) Act 1976: Choice may not be set aside if estate finally distributed

70 Choice may not be set aside if estate finally distributed The Court may not set aside a choice of option under section 69 unless the application under that section is made before the final distribution of the estate of the deceased spouse or partner. Sections 55 to 57 were repealed, and new Part 8 (comprising sections 55 to 95) and Part 9 (comprising sections 96 to 99) were inserted, as from 1 February 2002, by section 61 Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 5). See Part 9 of this Act as to the transitional and saving provisions. Section 70 was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 3(2) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 19) by substituting the word “ partner ” for the words “ de facto partner ” .