Author: Christopher Lehane

Expected Publishing date: 31-03-2022

Format:Hardback

ISBN: 9781526522245

Succession law is the law governing the devolution of property on the death of its owner. This new book provides peerless analysis of this branch of law with extensive cross-referencing to related issues such as tax, conveyancing, family law, enduring powers of attorney, limitation of actions, estate accounts, private international law and trusts.It provides the reader with in-depth coverage of key Irish judgments, statutes, court rule provisions and Court and Probate Officer practice directions. The coverage is supplemented with Court Rule prescribed forms and many non-prescribed drafted forms, titles to grants of representation and checklists, which all readers will find invaluable aids to understanding and applying succession law in practice.This highly practical book includes a chapter on will drafting and estate planning and provides 10 precedent templates covering most testator requirements.

The book's appendices, too, contain a wealth of practical information such as:

* Draft precedent titles for grants of representation.

*Template proceedings, wills, forms and letters.

*Practitioner, testator and legal personal representative checklists.

*Unique genealogical kinship tracing diagram and table.

*Probate system process maps.

* Superior Court, Land Registry and Registry of Deed Rules and forms.

* Non-prescribed Forms.

* Sample High Court contentious probate summonses.

* Law Society guidelines for solicitors drafting wills and dealing with vulnerable clients.

* Practitioner guidance on costs.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 - Succession legislation and Court Rules

CHAPTER 2 - Wills

CHAPTER 3 - Intestacy

CHAPTER 4 - Legal Personal Representatives: Executors and Administrators

CHAPTER 5 - Grants of Representation

CHAPTER 6 - Probate Office and District Probate Registry Proceedings

CHAPTER 7 - Court Proceedings in Probate matters

CHAPTER 8 - Spouse and Children Rights against Disinheritance and related matters

CHAPTER 9 - Law relating to Legacies, Bequests and Devises

CHAPTER 10 - Administration of Assets

CHAPTER 11 - Tax

CHAPTER 12 - Trusts

CHAPTER 13 - Registering Title on death

CHAPTER 14 - Wills and estate planning

CHAPTER 15 - Conflict of Laws

CHAPTER 16 - Limitation of Actions

CHAPTER 17 - Enduring powers of attorney

CHAPTER 18 - Administration Accounts

Appendices