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An Irish Will

  • 09-09-2019 8:27pm
    #1
    Whitecarstones
    Registered Users Posts: 129 ✭✭


    Hey guys

    Who is entitled to see the will of a deceased?

    Executors?
    Beneficiaries?
    Public?

    Thanking you kindly


Comments

  • #2
    Geuze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,766 ✭✭✭✭Geuze


    After probate, all wills are public documents.


  • #3
    Whitecarstones
    Registered Users Posts: 129 ✭✭Whitecarstones


    Im not in with the legal jargon. Would you mind explaining that in more detail. I will give you an example:

    A man dies with a legal and valid will.
    His eldest child is the executor.
    His other children have been informed orally of their inheritance.

    Are they legally allowed a copy of that will or is it just the executor?


  • #4
    Peregrinus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,713 ✭✭✭✭Peregrinus


    Whitecarstones wrote: »
    Im not in with the legal jargon. Would you mind explaining that in more detail. I will give you an example:

    A man dies with a legal and valid will.
    His eldest child is the executor.
    His other children have been informed orally of their inheritance.

    Are they legally allowed a copy of that will or is it just the executor?
    Initially, just the executor named in the will. He's free to give copies to others, of course, but he's not obliged to.

    But in order to carry out the administration of the estate he needs to go to court and get a grant of probate. Doing that involved filing a copy of the will in the court office, after which it's effectively a public document - anyone can get a copy of it from the court. (They still have no right to demand that the executor should supply them with a copy, though.)


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