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Next of Kin IRISH LAW :)

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  • 19-06-2013 7:47pm
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    cashie88
    Registered Users Posts: 47 ✭


    Hey all, my first post here.

    My question is plain and simple.

    My gran uncle has a non blood relative (his dead spouses nephew) a his next of kin for everything.

    My grandmother however, is the closest family member related to him by blood and is never told anything about his health etc at his nursing home which she finds quiet disheartening.

    My gran uncle is one hundred percent in his senses, but is a very vunerable person easily led.

    Even though he nominated this person as his next of kin, does the Irish Law override this and thus give my grandmother preference?

    Thanks a million in advance for your answers.
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    Cody Pomeray
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,648 ✭✭✭Cody Pomeray


    If the grand-Uncle has formally nominated another individual as his next of in, (i.e. in a kind of 'living will' scenario) this over-rides the blood relationship.

    However, protection from oneself and being 'easily led' is an ailment beyond the reach of the legal system. Even if your Grandmother were the next of kin, she has no legal remedy to any foolish decisions her relatives may take within the parameters of the law and her relatives' own medical capacity.


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    Boombastic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,496 ✭✭✭Boombastic


    Once he is in his full sense, I wouldn't imagine your grandmother can over ride anything


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