Expertise

Timothy Smyth Solicitors offer a wide range of services with a focus on delivering specific services as needed to suit each individual client’s needs. These services include:

Conveyancing

Advising resident and non resident clients in all aspects of conveyancing.

Wills

Advising clients on how best to implement their wishes in terms of the distribution of their estates on death, and drafting the appropriate client specific Will to meet those wishes.

Advising on trust or other protective arrangements for family members living with a disability or vulnerability.

Estate Planning

Providing clients with advice on the composition of their estate/assets and how best to plan for the distribution of assets to their beneficiaries in the most appropriate and efficient manner.

Estate Management

Providing advice on management on the management of Estates to include dealing with claims of creditors, claims made against estates and dealing with insolvent estates.

Implications of Cohabitation

Advice to clients who are cohabiting and possible orders (e.g. for maintenance, pension adjustment; property and provision out of the estate of a deceased cohabitant) introduced by the Civil Partnership & Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (“the 2010 Act”). Also advising on drafting Cohabitation Agreements to regulate or limit rights under the 2010 Act. Also advice for couples in relations whose divorce may as yet not be finalised. 

Civil Partnerships

Advising clients on the Civil Partnership Registration Scheme and the consequent rights, obligations and protections available post registration, and further how to dissolve such Civil Partnerships. Providing advice on Civil Partnership Agreements.

Trusts

Acting for clients in all aspects of establishing, varying and dissolution of Trusts, as well as advising on the interpretation of existing Trusts. Timothy Smyth provides advice to both trustees, who may have onerous responsibilities, and beneficiaries. 

Trustees

Advising clients on their role as Trustees of a Trust, on the nature and extent of their powers under the relevant Trust deed.

Administration of Estates

Acting for clients in dealing with all aspects of administering estates to include advising personal representatives on distribution of the estate and legal and tax consequences of same, and on all dealings with the beneficiaries of the estate.

Contentious Wills

Providing advice to beneficiaries of an estate as well as those who feel that the should receive a share of an estate, to include acting on behalf of spouses, children, civil partners and cohabitants. Providing similar advice to Trustees and beneficiaries of a Trust to include representation in Court proceedings as well as out of Court settlement discussions for estate and Trust disputes. Further information on this topic can be found here.

Heritage Objects and Heritage Houses and Gardens

Providing clients with advice on the availability and application of Heritage Objects Relief and Heritage Property Relief and dealing with the Revenue Commissioners in relation to these matters.