Capacity law in the model county
Wexford's north — Gorey and its hinterland — increasingly lives on Dublin patterns, with the M11 carrying both commuters and, eventually, their parents' capacity questions. The county's heart is different: Enniscorthy, New Ross and Wexford town families where the significant asset is a farm, a fishing interest or a business, and where Fair Deal planning, farm reliefs and property authority interlock (farm succession itself sits with farmsolicitor.ie — the practices work together on these families). The sunny south-east's retirement appeal — Rosslare, Kilmore, the coast — also brings couples ageing at a distance from their families, for whom early planning (the arrangements compared) is worth more than anywhere.
Wexford capacity applications are heard at the Circuit Court sitting at Wexford town. From Rose Inn Street in Kilkenny, the county is home ground — New Ross is half an hour — and hospital or nursing home visits from Gorey to Kilmore Quay are routine.
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 →