Written answers

Wednesday, 4 December 2013

Department of Justice and Equality

Succession Act

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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124. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce strict rules regarding debarring persons who have been proved guilty of killing others from inheriting from their estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52200/13]

Photo of Alan ShatterAlan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The position is that section 120(1) of the Succession Act 1965 provides that a sane person who has been guilty of the murder, attempted murder or manslaughter of another shall be precluded from taking any share in the estate of that other, except a share arising under a will made after the act constituting the offence and shall not be entitled to make a claim under section 117 of the Act which relates to provision for children.

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