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October 26, 2020
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Legal services during Level 5- Madden Law is open

Solicitor firms are an essential service during Level 5 restrictions. All non- essential administrative work will be done by staff remotely. In the spirit of the regulations, I am providing all advisory consultations over Zoom and Teams. I am providing office appointments for clients who are signing documents. As during the previous lockdown, I will […]

Charity Will Week 2020

There has never been a better time to make your Will. For a donation of €85 per person, you can have you Will made with Madden Law, during Charity Will Week. It runs from Monday 21st September to Saturday 26th 2020. Submit your details to us, book your appointment and make your donation, all on […]

What the Probate Office requires from the estate of a deceased person with dementia

A death certificate will list all diagnoses as the cause of death. If dementia is listed on the death certificate, and the will has been made within 10 years of the date of death, the Probate Office will require an Affidavit from a medical practitioner, who treated the deceased person. This Affidavit must confirm that […]

August 9, 2020
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What happens when an Executor cannot act?

Commonly, when a couple make their Wills, they do so together. Frequently each person gives everything to their spouse and appoints that spouse as the sole Executor, provided that spouse survives them. Then on the death of the second spouse, the Will normally leaves the estate to other people usually the children and appoints another […]

July 28, 2020
Blog, Buying a Property, First time buyers, News
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Property tax on a newly built property

This blog is short and sweet but it answers a question that I get asked regularly. When is local property paid for a newly built house? There is no property tax paid on the purchase of a new house, at the date of first ownership. There would be part of a year’s payment due, when […]

July 28, 2020
Blog, Buying a Property, First time buyers, Help to Buy, mortgage
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Help with the Help to Buy Scheme

If you are buying a newly built house and getting the Help to Buy scheme payment, these are the key steps involved. Make your application on ROS. After you and the developer have each signed the contract, upload this signed contract to ROS. This will generate a new claim number starting with C and an […]

December 18, 2019
Blog, Buying a Property
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Common Conveyancing Questions when Buying a House

According to Altman Weil’s 2018 Chief Legal Officer Survey, corporate legal departments are spending more on internal expenditures than on outside. I’ve have had the opportunity to spend the last year actively listening to our clients and have learned some invaluable lessons along the way.

January 30, 2019
Blog, Buying a Property, News
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Video – Q and A with First Time Buyers

View my recent FB live question and answer session with first-time buyers. It was great to receive so many different. Since doing this, I’ve put together a guide to buying property. Click on the button below to download it. Guide to Property Buying

January 19, 2019
Blog, Making a Will
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Making a Will for a Child with Special Needs

When making a Will, many clients who have a child with a physical or mental disability are concerned with putting the right structure in place. This usually involves setting up a Discretionary Trust. A Discretionary Trust gives Trustees absolute discretion about when, how and to which children of the Trust they may appoint capital or […]

Legal services during Level 5- Madden Law is open

Charity Will Week 2020

What the Probate Office requires from the estate of a deceased person with dementia

What happens when an Executor cannot act?

Property tax on a newly built property

Help with the Help to Buy Scheme

Common Conveyancing Questions when Buying a House

Video – Q and A with First Time Buyers

Making a Will for a Child with Special Needs

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