Ireland is a wonderful place to live, to do business, and offers a great quality of life – given a certain level of income. But when it comes to long term planning, and dealing with complex projects requiring a history of civil administration in order to execute, there are serious problems. Ireland is a very …
Male? Getting divorced in Ireland? There’s something you should know. Read More »
I remember being beaten with a hammer by the woman I married thinking to myself that life’s just not worth it. In the cold light of separation proeedings I thought of course that this kind of thing would mean some sympathy for my case. Nobody cares. In Ireland, there is a no-fault system. This means …
You lose your job. You fall behind on your mortgage payments. The bank brings you to court. They say you owe them €100,000. You say you only have 35,000 and show everything you can to prove it. They ask if you are expecting to have any more money, anytime soon. You say no. You offer …
Since October 2019, the Law Society don’t investigate complaints against solicitors, there is an independent body to do just that. It took 100 years or so, but eventually it happened. However that’s really just the tip of the iceberg. They really only investigate the minor stuff and complaints which the Law Society and Bar Council …
A divorce in Ireland can take 10 years or more. That’s an extreme eventuality, but it will certainly take at least 4 years unless you’ve been living apart and both parties want the divorce. If either side objects then the sky is the limit. Why is this? In order to answer that question we need …
This is a document which you will need to complete in order to obtain a date for your divorce or judicial separation (the difference between these two is explained in another post). It lists out what you own, what you earn, what you owe, how much you spend each week or month to live, how …