The Gazette 1995

MARCH 1995

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forms of Certificate of Opinion on Compliance published by the Law Society but the Law Society agrees that solicitors should not press RIAI members to sign the Law Society forms. Occasionally the RIAI forms will not meet the particular circumstances of a case and may have to be adapted. Care should be taken by RIAI members to make sure that any altered form is acceptable to their Professional Indemnity Insurers. 4. The RIAI and the Law Society have agreed to the publication of a factual statement of qualifications for membership of the RIAI, the Architects and Surveyors, and the Architects and Surveyors Institute. The Law Society will contact these bodies with a view to seeing if there is a consensus in favour of agreeing such a statement. When this has been done the Law Society and the RIAI will review the position. Irish Architects Society, the Incorporated Association of

is an American Citizen, or has a claim to United States citizenship, and your client does not wish for the non- custodial parent to obtain a passport for the child, then please forward the court order granting custody to your client to the American Citizen Services Unit, the American Embassy, 42 Elgin Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, tel: (01) 6688-777, ext: 2412.

Passport Regulation for Irish American Children

Solicitors often handle child custody cases on behalf of their clients including Irish-American national children. The following information issued by the US Embassy should be helpful to practitioners. Under U.S. law, when there is controversy concerning the custody of a minor child, a passport-issuing office in the United States or abroad may deny issuance of a passport to a minor only if it receives a court order (original or certified copy) from the court within the country in which passport services are sought. The court order must give custody of the child to the person who has requested that passport services be denied to the departure from the country without the court's permission. It should also be noted that the court order is only valid in the country in which it was issued. In the absence of such a court order, the issuance of a passport to a qualified applicant may not be denied. Either parent may apply to obtain a passport for a child under the age of thirteen without the consent of the other parent. In other words, should the US Embassy in Dublin receive an original or certified copy of an Irish court order awarding custody of their American citizen child to a client, stating that the parent who was not awarded custody cannot remove the child from Ireland without the permission of the client or of the Irish court, the Embassy would then be in a position to refuse to issue a passport for the child to the non-custodial parent. non-custodial parent, or must specifically forbid the child's

Family Law and Civil Legal Aid Committee

Law Society/RIAI - Agreed Statement - Planning Permission - Opinions on Compliance 1. The five forms of Opinion of Compliance published by the RIAI are agreed with the Law Society for use in appropriate circumstances. A sixth form of 2. The RIAI and the Law Society agree that it would be desirable to have only one set of standard Forms of Opinion or Certificate and both will co-operate with the objective of producing such a set of Forms and getting them agreed with all appropriate parties. The RIAI will agree to its forms becoming the basis for such an agreed set. 3. The Law Society will advise its members to try and clarify at the commencement of a transaction what form of Certificate of Opinion on Compliance for apartments is in the course of preparation.

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Law Society Form - Price Increase

Due to spiralling paper costs increases in 1993 and January 1994 of 40%, it has been necessary to increase the price of the Law Society's standard forms with effect from 17 January, 1995.

The new prices are as follows:-

Opinion on Compliance will be forthcoming. The Law Society agrees that in dealing with RIAI members it will advise its members to accept the appropriate RIAI form. RIAI members may occasionally be asked to sign the

Requisitions on Title (per 50) £24.50 Conditions of Sale (per 50) £ 16.00 Building Agreements (per 50) £14.75

All of the above are subject to 21% VAT.

Should you have a client involved in a custody dispute, where the child either

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