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Hypothetical question

  • 30-05-2016 11:01PM
    #1
    thestar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 508 ✭✭✭


    Say the father of a child does a runner when the child is born. He is never to be seen again but the son has an idea of his whereabouts.

    Could the now adult son claim anything from his wealthy father who is alive and well?


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  • #2
    lifeandtimes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭lifeandtimes


    The son doubt it,the mother more likely, if there was no maintenance order in place and she had made evry effort to locate ther father by issueing court summons etc then yes she would be entitled to a back dated payment for maintenance of the child,whether it has happened or not I'm not sure.

    But to answer the question I don't belive an adult can have a claim of anything off said father


  • #3
    thestar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 508 ✭✭✭thestar


    lifeandtimes wrote:
    The son doubt it,the mother more likely, if there was no maintenance order in place and she had made evry effort to locate ther father by issueing court summons etc then yes she would be entitled to a back dated payment for maintenance of the child,whether it has happened or not I'm not sure.


    Thanks, I thought as much. Would there be a statute of limitations in place for the back pay of maintainance?


  • #4
    GerardKeating
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,040 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    thestar wrote: »
    Say the father of a child does a runner when the child is born. He is never to be seen again but the son has an idea of his whereabouts.

    Could the now adult son claim anything from his wealthy father who is alive and well?

    Not sure about the son, but I am sure the mother could claim 18 years back "child support".


  • #5
    CIARAN_BOYLE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,595 ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    On death of the father the son could claim that no provision was made for him while alive and dispute a will that fails to make a provision for him.


  • #6
    Mr. Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,798 ✭✭✭Mr. Incognito


    Alive no.

    Dead- perhaps after extensive litigation which you will have to pay.


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  • #7
    NUTLEY BOY
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,350 ✭✭✭NUTLEY BOY


    CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »
    On death of the father the son could claim that no provision was made for him while alive and dispute a will that fails to make a provision for him.

    Assuming that the matter comes within the jurisdiction e.g. Daddy lives in the Cayman Islands and that is where he made his last will and testament. I suspect no S.117 application there....


  • #8
    CIARAN_BOYLE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,595 ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    NUTLEY BOY wrote: »
    Assuming that the matter comes within the jurisdiction e.g. Daddy lives in the Cayman Islands and that is where he made his last will and testament. I suspect no S.117 application there....

    wow, very specific for a hypothetical.


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