Wills, Probate & Estates is part of the Law Society of Ireland series of manuals, which provides students with detailed yet accessible accounts of the key areas a solicitor will encounter when in practice. It has been written by practitioners and Law Society of Ireland lecturers to give trainee solicitors and practitioners a comprehensive understanding of current practice and procedure in the area of wills, trusts, probate, and the administration of estates. The manual familiarizes students with the essential elements of a will, going on to cover fully the various procedures involving Grants of Representation and the administration of estates, ensuring that students will know how to draft appropriate documentation and advise their clients accordingly. The inclusion of the common law and statutory background allows a solicitor to meet the statutory requirements when practising. Wills, Probate & Estates provides an excellent overview of the subject area from a practical perspective, and is the only book of its kind published specifically for the Irish jurisdiction.
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Höhe: 292 mm
Breite: 206 mm
Dicke: 32 mm
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978-0-19-954430-1 (9780199544301)
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Padraic Courtney qualified as a solicitor in 1994 and has worked for the Law Society's Law School as a course manager, specialising in Probate and Taxation, for 10 years.
1. Introduction to Will Drafting; 2. Basic Elements of a Will and Mutual Wills; 3. The Legal Personal Representative; 4. Spouses' and Children's Rights: Will Drafting; 5. Taking Instructions and Drafting an Attendance on Same and the Execution of a Will; 6. Introduction to Trusts and their Legal Context; 7. The Creation and Use of Trusts in Wills and their Administration; 8. Introduction to Administration of Estates; 9. Introduction to Probate Practice; 10. Extracting a Grant of Administration with Will Annexed; 11. Extracting a Grant of Administration Intestate; 12. Second and Subsequent Grants (De Bonis Non Grants); 13. Non-Contentious Applications (Either to the Probate Officer or to the Court); 14. Initial Steps After the Grant has Issued; 15. Spouses' and Children's Rights: Personal Representatives' Duties; 16. Benefits and Beneficiaries; 17. Obligations, Duties and Claims on the Estate; 18. Distributing the Estate and Vesting of Property; 19. Finalising Matters
