Archive for January 2024
Social Welfare Clearance in Estates
An important part of the clearance steps in an estate is ensuring that one obtains on file a letter from the Department of Social Protection confirming that the Department has no claim on an estate. This blog is a helpful refresher for solicitors on this point or a good entry point for junior solicitors or…
Read MoreIncome Tax Clearance – Update
We would have previously blogged on this site about the income tax clearance procedure and the steps to take to deal with this. How to deal with the procedure is set out in the Revenue manual, a link to which is set out below. What is not mentioned on the manual and to the frustration…
Read MorePower of Attorney Grants – Tips and Thoughts
All probate solicitors would be aware of Order 79 Rule 23 of the Rules of the Superior Courts. In case you need a refresh, it is as follows 23. In the case of a person residing out of, or about to leave the jurisdiction of the Court, or who, in the opinion of the Court…
Read MoreAbatement Rules for Solvent Estates
One often comes across situations where where the residue is not sufficient to pay all of the estate expenses but the remaining assets are sufficient to pay the estate expenses. If this arises then, the estate is still solvent, and dealing with estate expenses in these cases are to follow set rules. Those rules are…
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