Photograph: Aidan CrawleyA father has lost his appeal over a finding that his deceased son’s cohabiting partner is entitled to proper provision from the deceased’s estate, which includes an apartment in Dublin valued at up to €460,000. Because he left no will, Irish law provides that his estate, subject to the outcome of his partner’s application for proper provision out of the estate, passed equally to his parents. “Proper provision” is flexible and can vary to take into account circumstances including income, health and standard of living. After the Circuit Court ruled the partner was entitled to proper provision, the father appealed. In the circumstances of this case, proper provision was not made for the partner during the deceased’s lifetime and the partner is entitled to proper provision from the estate, she held.

Source: The Irish Times December 23, 2025 15:33 UTC