Guides, articles, and updates on navigating probate in Ireland.
A surviving spouse or civil partner in Ireland has a legal right share that overrides the will: one-half if no children, one-third if there are children.
Section 117 of the Succession Act 1965 lets a child claim a parent failed their moral duty. The 6-month time limit and how courts decide, explained.
The grounds for challenging a will in Ireland: testamentary capacity, undue influence, want of due execution under s.78, and suspicious circumstances.