We are moving home from America. Could a long house-hunting trip make us tax residents?
Duration of stay in Ireland just one of many deciding factors
Ask the Lawyer
Column on readers’ legal questions
‘I am witness to a will and worried something could spark dispute. Do I get involved?’
Any confusion in how a will is drafted is not a concern for a witness; they are simply witnessing the testator’s signature
Can a will made overseas delay probate of an Irish estate indefinitely?
Where there is a will, the Succession Act allows six years, starting from the date of the death, to claim entitlement
‘My husband has died and our home is in both our names. Do I have to notify the Land Registry?’
Changing names on your legal property folio is not compulsory but it does make a lot of sense for you and your family
‘I’m an American, can I live in Ireland for six months of the year?’
Approval to stay in the State beyond a short-stay tourist visa is governed by very specific rules
‘I have been left a property with a sibling. They want to keep it, I want to sell’
Whether you sell the home and split the proceeds, or one sibling buys the other out – try not to bring solicitors into the equation
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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