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Law of Succession

The law provides rules on intestate succession to govern the transfer upon death of all kinds of assets. The law makes no distinction based on whether the estate comprises a single-party dwelling, a multi-party dwelling, a savings account, a portfolio of securities, a company, etc. Nor does the law of succession depend on whether the decedent was on good terms with each of the entitled heirs, or whether they had no contact whatsoever. If a company forms the estate, the law does not ask whether the heirs are in fact capable of running the company in future.

Our range of services includes, among other things

Succession planning in Germany and abroad, in compliance with the European Succession Regulation
Succession planning by means of a will / agreement on succession; reviewing existing dispositions of property upon death
Provisions concerning all aspects of the execution of wills and assumption of executorship
The law on foundations
Law on compulsory portions
Provisions on the exclusion of succession
Provisions governing company succession (testate and under corporate law)
Renunciation of inheritance
Transfer of assets / gifts inter vivos or upon death
Power of attorney, advance directive, living will
Administration of the estate / distribution of the estate (in- and out-of-court)
Assertion of inheritance claims (compulsory portions, bequests, etc.)
Legal representation in disputes relating to the law of succession