An applicant's assessment of accommodation needs in a family provision claim must be supported by evidence establishing a need, not merely a desire, for the accommodation sought. Where an applicant's litigation conduct has diminished the estate, the court may take that conduct into account not as disapproval but because it resulted in diminution of the estate, though psychiatric disability influencing the conduct is a relevant mitigating factor. The provision under a will may be adequate even where the applicant is in dire financial circumstances if the applicant's own conduct is responsible for that position.
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