Legal Advice

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  ‘Our son wants to build on our land, but the neighbours say there's a 1960s covenant banning construction’

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  ‘My elderly parents never declared any income from their small farm and I’m worried Revenue will come after them’

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  ‘I think my brother-in-law cheated us out of our share of the family farm’

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  ‘Mam has dementia and we need power of attorney to sell the house. But we’ve been quoted €10,000 in legal fees. What can we do?’

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  We transferred the farm to our son but his new relationship has us terrified for its future

  

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  ‘I put the family home into my wife’s name to get agricultural relief, but now we are separating and she says I have no entitlement to the house. Is this true?’

  

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  ‘My late uncle left me a landlocked field accessed by a laneway that runs through a neighbour’s farm, but now he says there’s no right of way’

  

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  ‘Our young daughter was left part of the family farm and relatives want their share now, but we can’t afford to buy them out’

  

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  ‘I don’t have a lot to leave behind, but that doesn’t matter’ – writing a will when you’re in your 20s

  

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  Trees on the neighbouring land are making our house site unusable and nobody knows the owner. What are our rights?

  

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  ‘I bid €50,000 over the guide price… Was the rival buyer even real?’

  

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  Revealed: How to find out whether the HSE is holding money belonging to your deceased or missing relative

  

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  ‘My uncle sold me a site and now he’s padlocked the only way in’

  

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  Am I liable if a tenant’s cattle cause a road accident?

  

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  ‘Do I have any grounds to contest my elderly cousin’s new will?’

  

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  My daughter’s relationship has ended and I fear her ex-boyfriend will claim on the field I gave her – does he have a case?

  

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  ‘My sibling got the family home for free – now they expect us to split the bill for Mum and Dad’s nursing home care’

  

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  Family, land and wills: Mary Frances Fahy on what really matters

  

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  ‘I am my aunt’s main carer and she said she would provide for me in her will. But now she says she’s leaving everything to a nephew. What can I do?’

  

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  ‘I’m worried we’re losing control over the sale of our family farm’

  

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  Legal advice: ‘My father’s new partner has moved into my farmhouse – can she claim rights to my property?’

  

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  ‘My new neighbours are complaining about normal farm work – what can I do?’

  

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  ‘Mam transferred the farm to me but her health has deteriorated and my siblings won’t help out. Am I liable for her care? What are my options?’

  

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  Legal advice: ‘I've been using my neighbour's laneway for as long as I can remember. Can the new owners lock me out of my land?’

  

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  ‘Do I lose my claim on the house and farm if I move out and my husband stays?’

  

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  ‘I’m leaving €50,000 for my animals’ care in my will – what’s the best legal way to do it?’

  

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  ‘I already sold land to pay my divorce settlement – can my ex-wife still look for more money?’

  

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  ‘I split from my wife 12 years ago but we never divorced and I’m worried I can’t leave the family farm to our son without her getting a share. What should I do?’

  

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  ‘My bachelor uncle told me he would leave me his farm, and wrote a letter confirming this. But he also wrote a similar letter to my cousin. Who gets the farm?’

  

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  Legal advice: ‘Our brother is blocking the sale of the family farm, what can we do?’

  

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  ‘I’ve farmed at home for 20 years, now my brother-in-law is muscling in, what can I do?’

  

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  ‘Our neighbour destroyed 40m of hedgerow to put a new entrance onto a shared laneway without asking us or getting planning permission. What can we do?’

  

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  ‘My bachelor uncle told us he made a will before he died but his solicitors’ firm can’t find it. Who gets the farm? Can we sue for negligence?’

  

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  ‘My parents transferred the farm to my brother on the understanding he would care for them. But now he is putting Mam in a home and expects the rest of us to foot the bill’

  

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