Making a claim under the Inheritance Act must be done within six months of the Grant of Probate or Grant of Letters of Administration. It is very rare for cases of this nature to go to court; most claims are resolved as a result of mediation.

It’s important to seek legal advice if you intend to make a claim. At McHale & Co, our team of qualified solicitors, consultants and mediators will be able to help you navigate through this specialist area of law. Our job is to make sure that you receive a reasonable financial provision in order to maintain a similar quality of life after the loss of the deceased, wherever possible.

If we aren’t able to come to a reasonable agreement over the distribution of the estate through mediation, we will go to court as your legal representatives. The court will then make a decision based on the financial resources of yourself and any other beneficiaries, the financial needs of yourself and other beneficiaries, the size and nature of the estate, as well as other relevant factors.

The court’s primary concern is to make sure that everyone who was dependent on the deceased is taken care of. Our concern is to make sure that your needs are properly represented, and to fight for what you are entitled to, to the best of our ability.