Why You Should Make A Will

Why You Should Make A Will

This article looks at why you should make a will and the benefits of working with a legal professional. We also look at what happens when a will is contested and the issues that need to be considered when writing a Will. What Is A Will? A Will is a legal document detailing how your
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Enduring Power of Attorney – Thinking Ahead

An EPA will outline what happens should you become incapacitated and are no longer able to voice your wishes. We explain the role further in this blog.
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Last Will Testament What Happens If You feel Cheated

Love & Death -The Last Will & Testament – What Happens If You Feel Cheated?

The death of a loved one is a traumatic time. However, when someone feels they have been cheated of an inheritance in the last will & testament of a loved one, it can create huge division and sow discord within the family. It can be an area laden with minefields.  So, what is the best
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Partners and Children – Know Your Inheritance Rights

Partners and Children – Know Your Inheritance Rights Be it a father, mother, husband, wife, or partner, when a loved one passes on it is in your best interest to know your inheritance rights in advance, rather than trying to face the unknown at an emotional time in your life.  The inheritance rights of spouses,
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Administration of your Estate – What happens when you are Gone

Administration of your Estate – what happens when you are gone? Probate is the legal term for a procedure that gives a person, chosen by you, authority to carry out your wishes as set out in your Will. When someone dies their assets are frozen; Banks will freeze monies in accounts and only unfreeze funds
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Wills, Trusts and Inheritance Tax

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 to pay Gift Tax. By the same token,
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How not to make a Will – Undue Influence, Duress & Testamentary Capacity

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 proved otherwise. The
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The Importance of Making a Will

  [soundcloud id=’209397516′] How many of us make Wills? Recent Research showed that only 34% of people living in Ireland have made a will. The research also showed that only 51% of those aged between 45 and 64 years of age have a will, but 82% of those over age 65 years have a will.
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The Best Will in the World

Lynch Solicitors recently contributed to an Article in the 2015 Irish Farm Machinery & Equipment Yearbook on will-making. The article looks at the importance of making wills and the extra importance of wills at certain stages of our lives. Farmers in particular should have their affairs in order. We warn that not stating wishes clearly
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Wills – Take Time To Save Time (and Hassle) – Make Your Will Today

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 3rd June 2014   On Tipp FM, John M. Lynch spoke to Seamus on “Tipp Today” about Wills, the importance of making a Will and of using a Solicitor.   [soundcloud id=’165876183′]   After 31 years in practice I still find that making a Will is a task that many
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Hints and Tips for Dealing with a Will

Dealing with the assets of a loved one after they have passed away can be very difficult and stressful. This is why we would like to share some tips to make the process run more smoothly. Before we start – a bit of jargon: An Executor is the person who the deceased or the law
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Wills – Part II & Best Will in the World Week

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 22nd October 2013 Wills [soundcloud id=’165870460′] Do a lot of people still not have wills? Recent research has shown that only 34% of adults in Ireland have made a will. The research indicates that 82% of people over 65 years have a will whereas just 51% of people between 45
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Making a Will – Plan Ahead

Making a will : Two-thirds of adults in Ireland have not made a will which suggests that many of you may not be aware that having a will saves legal and personal complications for your loved ones when you pass away. I’ll begin with the basics – what a will is.  A will is a
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Wills (Part I) & Best Will in the World Week

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 8th October 2013   Orlagh Wafer on Wills & Best Will In The World Week  [soundcloud id=’165870130′]     Download our Wills (Part I) and Best Will in the World Week notes  Mylegacy.ie’s Best Will in the World Week is taking place again this year nationwide and is running from 21st
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Make a Will – Safeguard Your Family & Your Property for the Future

Make a Will  A will is a legal document detailing how your possessions should be divided after your death.  It is a legal document an essentially a letter of wishes or directions for family and friends on how to divide property after a person’s death.  A will is a personal matter and it is for
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