The deceased's estate

How to get access to the deceased person's money and property, the rights of family members under wills and how property is distributed on intestacy.

This covers in detail the steps involved in taking out probate or letters of administration in Ireland. What an executor or administrator must do to implement the will or the requirement of the Succession Act.

Explains what happens to debts after a debtor has died.
This document is in: Money and Tax > Personal finance > Debt

Explanation of the presumption of paternity in marital and non-marital situations and the repercussions of this rule on children's rights to inheritance and maintenance.
This document is in: Family and Relationships > Separation, divorce and dissolution

The Probate Office deals with 'non contentious' probate matters and has other important functions including issuing grants of probate and administration.
This document is in: Justice > Court offices