September 2013 - FitzGerald Solicitors, Cork. Commercial and Private Law

27 Sep '13
The Nursing Homes Support Scheme – Financial Assessment – Farms and Business
Posted in
- Debt,
- Family Law,
- Personal Injury*,
- Property
The Nursing Homes Support Scheme provides financial support for people who need long term nursing home care. Under the scheme the person receiving the care pays a contribution towards the cost and the state pays the balance. In order to apply for the scheme a care needs assessment is carried out as well as a [...]

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02 Sep '13
High Court directs that child be sent to fee paying private school
Posted in
- Child Care,
- Education,
- Family Law,
- Litigation
In the High Court Mr Justice Gerard Hogan has ordered that a child should attend a fee-paying school. The parents of the child could not agree on a choice of school. The father favoured a particular secondary school which was non-fee paying, but highly regarded academically. The mother preferred to send the child to a [...]

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02 Sep '13
PROPOSED LAW TO PROVIDE FOR FATHER’S NAMES ON BIRTH CERTS TO BE REGISTERED
Posted in
- Child Care,
- Family Law,
- Uncategorized
Social Protection Minister, Joan Burton, has issued a memo to the government on an amendment to the Civil Registration Act of 2004. The memo has been approved and the legislation is currently being drafted. The Bill if enacted would seek to amend the Civil Registration Act of 2004 and provide for the compulsory requirement for [...]

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