Love at first sight is a Pre-Nuptial Agreement

A recent poll by FarmIreland.ie showed that over 70 per cent of farmers believe that prenuptial agreements should have legal standing in Ireland. Unlike the US Canada, New Zealand and Australia, Ireland currently has no legislation which expressly recognises such agreements and makes them enforceable. However, ‘prenups’ as they are often called, can still be
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Love at first sight & Pre-Nuptial Agreements

A recent poll by FarmIreland.ie showed that over 70 per cent of farmers believe that prenuptial agreements should have legal standing in Ireland. Unlike the US Canada, New Zealand and Australia, Ireland currently has no legislation which expressly recognises such agreements and makes them enforceable. However, ‘prenups’ as they are often called, can still be
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Maintenance: Do Rights Come With Duties?

Maintenance : Do Rights Come with Duties This is a sensitive family law area, which can be complex when parents and/or spouses are faced with relationship breakdown and are not aware of their rights or their duties. Who pays maintenance? There is a legal responsibility in Ireland on both spouses, to maintain each other, and on parents,
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Marriage Breakdown

Marriage Breakdown- Proper Provision Protecting Your Assets

When a couple separate or divorce how is it decided what assets each are entitled to? This can be done in two ways: By the parties agreeing between themselves as to what each will take from the assets available- If no agreement can be reached there are options like mediation may assist; If ultimately the
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Marriage Breakdown – Proper Provision – How Final Is Final?

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Marriage Breakdown- Proper Provision- How final is final?

What statistics do we have on the rate of separation and divorce in Ireland? Between 2006 and 2011 the number of married people in Ireland increased by nearly 10%, while the number of divorced people increased by more than 150% between 2002 – 2012, reflecting both a higher incidence of marriage breakdown and a greater
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Family Law Review – Maintenance

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 7th May 2013 Andrea Gleasure on Maintenance  [soundcloud id=’166913018′] Download our Family Law Review – Maintenance notes  During the month of April we discussed Family Law matters such as Cohabitants, Civil Partnership, Access, Maintenance and Guardianship, Separation and Divorce and ADR for family law disputes. This morning I will review Maintenance. Maintenance
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Family Law: Civil Partnerships, Access, Maintenance and Guardianship

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 9th April 2013 John M. Lynch on Family Law [soundcloud id=’166930573′] Download our Family Law: Civil Partnerships, Access, Maintenance and Guardianship notes    Civil Partnerships What changes have been brought about by the Civil Partnership Act? Last week Gillian O’Mahony spoke on the show about Cohabitants and the rights and duties
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Maintenance, Access and Guardianship

Download Maintenance Access Guardianship Notes Maintenance Who is maintenance payable for? There is a legal responsibility in Ireland on both spouses to maintain each other and on parents to maintain their children in accordance with their means. Is there a definition for the word child? Both parents have a responsibility to support their children financially. 
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