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Civil Partners succession rights

  • 26-06-2012 6:44pm
    #1
    December2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,695 ✭✭✭


    Am I correct in thinking that a Civil Partner now has the same succession rights under legislation as a spouse, not just for inheritance tax, but under succession laws themselves?


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  • #2
    Farcear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 618 ✭✭✭Farcear


    Civil Partners are identical to Spouses for purposes of the Succession Act, 1964 -- they can automatically get the 1/2 or 2/3 share as relevant.

    Civil Partners are not liable to CGT/CAT on each other, so you can inherit from your deceased civil partner free of tax.


    EDIT: Actually, civil partner doesn't get quite the same amount. 1/2 without kids and 1/3 with kids.


  • #3
    December2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,695 ✭✭✭December2012


    Farcear wrote: »
    Civil Partners are identical to Spouses for purposes of the Succession Act, 1964 -- they can automatically get the 1/2 or 2/3 share as relevant.

    Civil Partners are not liable to CGT/CAT on each other, so you can inherit from your deceased civil partner free of tax.

    Thanks. Am I also correct in thinking that a civilly Partnered couple have no formal role over the biological children of one of them?

    I'm not looking for legal advice btw, I'm just refreshing my memory


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