Stepmother fails to secure husband's fortune from sons She was also entitled to a small annuity under the will. He left the rest of his estate, including his share in the properties, to his two sons. Mrs Lilleyman challenged the will on the basis that "reasonable provision" entitled her to a "substantial share" in the matrimonial property. The court heard that she met the businessman at a local social club shortly after the death of his first wife Judith, in 2004, and that the couple were engaged by the end of the following year. When they met, she was earning a "modest income" from two part-time jobs, which she later gave up. Although Mr Lilleyman purchased the marital home in Worksop, Notts, in his sole name, Mrs Lilleyman, gave her husband £175,000 after selling her own property, the court heard. In April 2007, Mr Lilleyman bought a luxury apartment in Bournemouth which was intended to be their "second home." The couple's lifestyle was largely funded by Mr Lilleyman's pay as a company director, although both husband and wife were considered to have "committed a substantial proportion of their assets to the marriage." They took two holidays a year, one of which was a cruise. Mr Lilleyman made his last will in May 2008, eight months after the couple wed, although he "did not inform" his wife of its contents. His health deteriorated rapidly throughout 2009 and he died in January 2010. Mr Justice Briggs, sitting at the High Court, said it had become "manifestly clear" during the trial that Mr Lilleyman had not adequately provided for his wife's needs. He directed that her husband's share in the Worksop property should be transferred to Mrs Lilleyman, and that the Bournemouth flat should also be transferred to her "outright." Nigel Lilleyman, from Sheffield, admitted yesterday that he and his brother were "pleased" with the judgment but declined to comment further. It emerged that the two men intend to purchase their father's collection of Dinky toys and coins from their stepmother, "for sentimental reasons."