WHAT IS ESTATE AND SUCCESSION PLANNING? Estate planning is planning the transfer of assets to the next generation in a tax efficient way. While making a Will is certainly the first step in planning ahead there are other issues to consider depending on your own...
Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) What is an EPA (Enduring Power of Attorney)? If someone becomes incapacitated through disability, illness or a progressive degenerative disease their assets could potentially be frozen. To avoid this situation a person, while in...
[soundcloud id=221681042] Why are wills so important? There is no time like the present to plan for the future and make your will. A will is one of the most important documents that you will have to make decisions on in your life. The author of the will decides what...
[soundcloud id=213488855] Legal Right Share, S.117 applications, Promissory Estoppel– Tipp FM 16.06.15 What is a Section 117 Application? s.117 permits children to make an application to the court for redress if they feel their deceased parent has not made proper...
Wills, Trusts and Inheritance Tax[soundcloud id=213485469] Wills, trusts and inheritance tax - What is inheritance tax? If you receive a gift during a person’s lifetime of some form of benefit and you don’t pay for it or you don’t pay for it fully, you may be liable...
Capacity One of the most important functions of solicitors when making a will for somebody is to ensure that the person is capable of doing so, this is referred to as the person has the “capacity” to make a will. The law presumes a will to be valid unless it can be...
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