3 Matters to which court is to have regard in exercising powers under s 2

3  Matters to which court is to have regard in exercising powers under s 2

(1)     Where an application is made for an order under section 2 of this Act, the court shall, in determining whether the disposition of the deceased's estate effected by his will or the law relating to intestacy, or the combination of his will and that law, is such as to make reasonable financial provision for the applicant and, if the court considers that reasonable financial provision has not been made, in determining whether and in what manner it shall exercise its powers under that section, have regard to the following matters, that is to say—

(a)     the financial resources and financial needs which the applicant has or is likely to have in the foreseeable future;

(b)     the financial resources and financial needs which any other applicant for an order under section 2 of this Act has or is likely to have in the foreseeable future;

(c)     the financial resources and financial needs which any beneficiary of the estate of the deceased has or is likely to have in the foreseeable future;

(d)     any obligations and responsibilities which the deceased had towards any applicant for an order under

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