When is the deadline for wrongful death: dependants may sue if no action by the estate?
The catalogue records a 6 months period from The death of the deceased person. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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- Period
- 6 months
- Trigger
- The death of the deceased person
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- Not an extension provision; it confers standing after 6 months. The overall 3-year limit in s 25 still applies.
- This is a gateway date, not a bar: after 6 months from death without an action by the executor or administrator, the dependants may sue in their own names. The action must still be commenced within 3 years of the death (s 25).