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Bankruptcy in Ireland – A Quick Guide
What is bankruptcy in Ireland? How will my life be impacted by it? We look at the issue and how it will affect your life.
Living Together & Breakup
Breakup [soundcloud id='203285838'] Family Law Spotlight: Recent Cases Right of Cohabitees – Breakup of Unmarried Couples A recent circuit court judgment awarded a woman about 10% of her former partner’s €26m fortune. Despite legislation on the rights of cohabitees...
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...
The Children and Family Relationships Act – The Voice of the Child
On Tipp FM, Gillian O' Mahony spoke to Seamus Martin on ‘Tipp Today’ about the voice of the child & the new Children and Family Relationships Act. Listen to Gillian’s discussion: [soundcloud id='200780610'] The Children and Family Relationships Act was signed...
Cohabitants
[soundcloud id=199674523] Cohabitants This Morning I will begin the first of our family law topics with Cohabitants. What is the Civil Partnership Act? The Civil Partnership Act came into effect on 1st January 2011. The Act is two-fold as it provides for both the...
UNMARRIED FATHERS & THE 21st CENTURY FAMILY – SPOTLIGHT ON FAMILY LAW
Commitment = Guardianship Recently, more than ever, Family Law has seen a movement towards emphasising the best interests of the child, rather than focusing on the rights of the father or of the mother. This has been particularly so in the case of guardianship (the...
Modern Transactions, Buying & Selling
Tipp FM Legal Slot – 31st March 2015 – Monthly Wrap Up - Modern Transactions, Buying & Selling Property On Tipp FM, John M. Lynch spoke to Seamus Martin on ‘Tipp Today’ about discussions over the past few weeks. [soundcloud id='198559550'] Modern...
THE END OF THE “SNAIL MAIL”? – Dragging Property Transactions into the 21st Century
As we are all too painfully aware the practice of buying and selling has become plagued by bottlenecks in recent times. Sales are being lost, banks withdrawing funding and buyers and sellers suffer extreme frustration and financial loss. More and more we are finding...
Bankruptcy Reforms
What is Bankruptcy? Bankruptcy is a process where the property or assets of a borrower who is unable or unwilling to pay their debts are transferred to a person who is given charge of the property by the High Court (called the Official Assignee) to be sold. When sold,...