A document specifying the distribution of an estate where it is not made in accordance with the terms of a Will or the laws of intestacy.

Deeds of family arrangement can be used in a range of circumstances:

• Where there are doubts about the meaning of a Will
• Where the beneficiaries wish to rearrange the distribution of the estate between themselves
• To compromise a claim against the estate where there is a challenge to the Will
• To create an estate proceeds trust under taxation legislation.