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Inheritance and bequests

Who inherits how much? How can a testamentary disposition change this?
  • Inheritance law
    • General information on inheritance law
    • Estate
    • Statutory inheritance law
    • Right to a compulsory portion
    • Inheritance tax
  • Last will and testament
    • Forms
    • Establishment
    • Forms of wills
    • Conditions and requirements in a will
    • Inheritance within the European Union
    • Substitute and subsequent inheritance
    • Revocation of a will
    • Costs of a will
  • Probate proceedings
    • General information on probate proceedings
    • Handling the probate proceedings
    • Documents for the recording of death
    • Submission of an unconditional declaration of inheritance
    • Submission of a conditional declaration of inheritance
    • Assets abroad
    • Probate proceedings and bank secrecy
    • Heirs that can not be traced
    • Heirs that can not agree on real estate property
    • Several heirs in the case of a condominium
    • Costs of a probate proceeding
  • Gifts/Asset transfer during lifetime
    • General information on gifts/asset transfer during lifetime
    • Contractual provisions for gifts
    • Pre-receipts
    • Gift agreement on death
    • Gifts - Obligation to notify (→ USP)German text
    • Gift tax
  • Inheritance contract
Last update: 01/08/2025
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