Capacity law in the Royal County
Meath's east — Ashbourne, Ratoath, Dunboyne, Laytown-Bettystown — runs on Dublin time: double-income households where a parent's decline is managed in evenings and weekends, and where formalising authority early (co-decision- making, or a DMR application when needed) beats improvising around it. The county's middle and west — Navan, Trim, Kells and the farmland between — adds land to every equation: the home place whose sale or transfer waits on lawful authority, the Fair Deal arithmetic where a farm is the main asset (farm succession itself sits with our colleagues at farmsolicitor.ie).
Meath capacity applications are heard at the Circuit Court sitting at Trim. Navan's hospital and the county's nursing homes — from Kells to Duleek — are within easy reach of our Dublin office for bedside instructions and family meetings.
Capacity law services
- Capacity applications in the Circuit Court
- Applying to be a decision-making representative
- Selling property where an owner lacks capacity
- Fair Deal and capacity
- Co-decision-making agreements and assistance agreements
- Which arrangement do we need? and the Pathway Finder
Getting to us — or us to you
Our Dublin office is in the Ormond Building, 31–36 Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin 7 (D07 EE37), minutes from the Four Courts; our south-east office is at 2 Rose Inn Street, Kilkenny (R95 W58D). One number reaches both: 01 5827148, or email richardoshea@marymolloysolicitors.com. Most capacity work travels by phone, post and email; where a matter needs it — particularly taking instructions where capacity is in question — home, hospital and nursing home visits can be arranged, along with out of hours appointments.
How our fees work
You get a fixed quote in writing before any work starts — no hourly-rate surprises. If the scope changes, the quote is revised in writing before we continue. In contentious business, a solicitor may not calculate fees or other charges as a percentage or proportion of any award or settlement. How costs work in capacity matters →