Archive for October 2022
Getting bogged down in Queries
I was somewhat disappointed to see an article appear in the Irish Times on Tuesday the 25th of October 2022 which talked about delays in the probate office and in particular the Principal Probate Office in Dublin. Everyone has anecdotal evidence about the respective turnaround in the Probate Office or their local registries. I did…
Read MoreChanges to the Probate Office
It first came to my attention that John Glennon was appointed as the Principal Probate Officer was when I was making enquiries regarding probate processes with a colleague of mine in Dublin. During that email exchange my colleague said to me “no better man than John Glennon to get it right”. The “get it right”…
Read MoreTitle for a Cousin
It is not often that you may have to go out as far as a cousin for an intestate title but it can happen from time to time. The title is A bachelor [or widower etc] without parent, brother or sister, nephew or niece, grandparent, uncle or aunt or great grandparent and that I am…
Read MoreNew Guidance on Rights of Residence
Revenue by means of ebrief 163/22 of the 1st of September 2022 has issued consolidated guidance on the treatment of rights of residence. Essentially an exclusive right of residence is treated as a life interest. A non-exclusive right of residence is treated differently depending on whether it is accompanied by rights of support and maintenance.…
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