It is important to know if your finances are heading in the right direction. If you’re going to reach your goals, or just trying to keep your head above water Budgeting is the key to financial success. Do a comprehensive budget, marking down truthfully your income and expenditure. Include all payments for debts, as this
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The Personal Insolvency Act 2012 became law in 26 December 2012, but Statutory Instruments are needed to bring the various sections into effect. It reforms Ireland’s insolvency laws, providing a modern system addressing the situation of insolvent debtors. At present personal insolvency is governed by outdated bankruptcy laws. A significant change being introduced is the
Co-habitation now may lead to legal obligations as the newly enacted Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (“the Act”), provides protections for cohabiting couples (same sex or opposite sex) including a redress scheme for financially dependent long term cohabitants on the ending of a relationship, whether by break-up or death.
Standard Maternity Leave A pregnant employee is currently entitled to 26 consecutive weeks of maternity leave. An employee who wishes to avail of her entitlement to maternity leave must notify her employer in writing as soon as reasonably practicable, but no later than 4 weeks before the beginning of the leave, of her intention to
NOISE constitutes a nuisance, when it is an unreasonable interference with a person’s right to such enjoyment of property, as would be expected by any ordinary person. Public nuisance is generally when three or more residents are affected and report the nuisance incidents. If your neighbours are interfering with your enjoyment of your property, you
Neither cohabitants or children have any automatic right to a share of the estate of the deceased cohabitant. A cohabitant is not entitled at law to deal with administering the Estate of their cohabitant. There is an exception, where a cohabitant dies intestate, leaving minor children, who are also the children of the surviving cohabitant.
The ‘Fair Deal’ Nursing Homes Support Scheme provides financial support for people who need long-term nursing home. Under the scheme, the patient makes a contribution towards the cost of care and the State will pay the balance, whether the nursing home is public, private or voluntary. The first step is an application for a Care
Employment Legislation affects advertising of positions in that you cannot indicate discrimination. Employees are protected from discrimination in employment, regardless of their age, gender, marital status, family status, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or membership of the travelling community (Employment Equality Acts, 1998 and 2004). Thus, you cannot say the position will suit ‘newly-qualified’ or
If your creditor gets a judgment when you owe a debt the next step is to seek enforcement. Initially a creditor will send the judgement to the Sheriff to seize property, but this Court sheriff does not have the powers of a revenue sheriff and rarely has the resources to seize goods. A further step
Can you still go to jail for debts? One of the final steps in the Court debt collection process where a debtor fails to abide by the terms of an installment order (an order to pay a certain amount laid down by the court to satisfy a court judgment) is jail! A creditor can apply