Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 30:

In page 70, line 40, to delete "of the net estate" and substitute "of the estate".

Both amendments clarify section 124 which deals with the applications for provision from the estate of a deceased civil partner. The reference to "net estate" is not necessary as any provision from the estate of the deceased civil partner is necessarily after the settlement of prior claims. Accordingly, amendment No. 30 removes the term "net".

Amendment No. 31 specifies that the section applies to a civil partner whose civil partnership has been dissolved. Given that the section is in the part of the Bill governing dissolution and ancillary orders that may be made on dissolution this is already implicit. However, it is not clearly stated and accordingly amendment No. 31 rectifies that omission.

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