Client Forms & Documents
Access key forms and downloadable documents that may help you prepare for your appointment, understand common legal processes and gather relevant information in advance. If you are unsure which document applies to you, please contact Murphy Rice & Co Solicitors and we will be happy to advise.
Client Forms & Helpful Guides
❋ Speed Up Your Property Sale
A Law Society of Ireland and SCSI guide to avoiding common delays when selling a property, covering title deeds, planning, taxes, probate, finance and seller documentation.
❋ Property Sale Questionnaire
Apractical form for clients selling a home. It helps gather key details including marital status, services, rights of way, boundaries, planning history, mortgages and the documents needed to investigate your title.
❋ Conveyancing: A Client Guide
A Law Society of Ireland guide outlining what may be involved after a death, including personal representatives, grants of representation, probate, taxes, estate distribution and practical next steps.
❋ Why Make a Will?
A short guide explaining why making a will is important, including intestacy, executors, guardians, joint property, nominations, foreign assets and reviewing your will when circumstances change.
❋ Wills: A Client Guide
A guide to making a will and what happens without one. It covers the requirements for a valid will, what it should contain, the rights of spouses, cohabitants and children, property abroad, and the intestacy rules.
❋ Will Instruction Sheet
A practical form for clients making or updating a will. It helps gather key details including family circumstances, executors, guardians, assets, liabilities, bequests and residuary estate instructions.
❋ Probate: A Client Guide
A Law Society of Ireland guide outlining what may be involved after a death, including personal representatives, grants of representation, probate, taxes, estate distribution and practical next steps.
❋ Online Probate Applications
A short guide to submitting eligible probate applications through the Courts Service Portal. It explains what has changed, which applications qualify, and the original documents that must still be sent to the Probate Office.
❋ Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT): A Client Guide
A guide to gift and inheritance tax. It explains the group thresholds and the 33% rate, who is responsible for paying, the main exemptions, how the tax is calculated, and the filing and payment deadlines.
❋ Administration of Estates
A Law Society of Ireland guide outlining what may be involved after a death, including personal representatives, grants of representation, probate, taxes, estate distribution and practical next steps.
❋ The Fair Deal Scheme
A guide to the Nursing Homes Support Scheme. It covers the care needs and financial assessments, how the weekly contribution is calculated, the three-year cap, farms and family successors, and the optional Nursing Home Loan.
❋ Personal Injury Claims
A guide for anyone injured in an accident. It covers the time limits that apply, the Injuries Resolution Board process, how compensation is assessed, accepting or rejecting an assessment, legal costs, and the information we will need from you.
❋ Notary Public Services
A guide to notarisation and documents intended for use abroad. It covers what a Notary Public does, arranging an appointment, Powers of Attorney, foreign-language documents, Apostille and legalisation, and answers to common questions.