von Dr. Donat Ebert | Apr 29, 2017 | Allgemein
Criteria for habitual residence in cross-border inheritance cases The EU-Regulation on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and acceptance and enforcement of authentic instruments in matters of succession and on the creation of a...
von Dr. Donat Ebert | Apr 28, 2017 | Allgemein
German probate court cannot force heirs to give address of other heirs German probate courts are obliged to inform persons involved in an inheritance case – heirs, those entitled to compulsory share, legatees – about the fact of the death-case and to serve...
von Dr. Donat Ebert | Apr 27, 2017 | Allgemein
Emergency will loses effect after 3 months In an article before we dealt with the conditions for a valid „emergency will“ in German inheritance law. The aim of this instrument „emergency will“ is to get a valid testament, though the testator...
von Dr. Donat Ebert | Apr 26, 2017 | Allgemein
Emergency will in German inheritance law It is often through terrible accidents that people get into hospital and are faced with the situation that their death might be close. Then they want to quickly render a last will, but due to their bad health condition are not...
von Dr. Donat Ebert | Apr 25, 2017 | Allgemein
Inventory about the estate in German inheritance law As explained in an article before, there is a strong right to get information from the heirs, if you are entitled to a compulsory share. Upon your demand the heirs are obliged to give you an inventory of the...