Archiv für die Kategorie ‘Inheritance Law’

• The Berlin Will and Compulsory Portion Penalty Clause in Germany

  Dec 17, 24 • Inheritance Law • No Comments • Johanna Rengel
  

  How to ensure that the sole heir actually remains the sole heir The Berlin will, whether drawn up by hand or by a notary, is a common way in Germany for married couples to make their last wishes known. The purpose […]

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• Private Handwritten Will in Germany

  May 10, 24 • Inheritance Law • No Comments • Johanna Rengel
  

  Essential considerations when creating a handwritten will The issue of what should transpire with one’s assets after one’s demise is one that eventually concerns many individuals. The larger the assets and the more offspring there are, the more challenging decisions become. […]

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• Inheritance and Gifting of Real Estate in Germany: Tax Advantages for Third Countries Too

  Feb 19, 24 • Inheritance Law, Tax Law – Miscellaneous • No Comments • Elmar Krüsmann
  

  ECJ abolishes EU/EEA area condition When rented apartments and buildings are transferred to the next generation through a gift or inheritance, the German tax authorities provide preferential tax treatment. Previously, this required that the property in question is situated in the […]

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• A Face-off between Facebook and Digital Heirs in Germany

  Jul 13, 18 • Digital Currencies, Inheritance Law, Privacy Law • No Comments • Dr. H. Elizabeth Kroeger
  

  Karlsruhe, Germany, July 12, 2018. It’s another tiny notch in David’s belt in his battle with Goliath. Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof – BGH) has cast the die in a five-and-a-half year struggle between the parents of a deceased teenager […]

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