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For a joint will to be valid, both spouses must be capable of making a will

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Requirements for the preparation of an estate register by an authorised notary

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Interpretation of a will: even bank balances are „cash assets“ nowadays“

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Interpretation of a will – Invalidity of a will on the grounds of vagueness

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Crossings-out in a will give rise to a presumption of an intention to revoke it

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Commencement of the limitation period for a claim to a compulsory share in the event of a mistake regarding the invalidity of the will

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A joint will does not automatically imply that the testators have appointed each other as beneficiaries – this must be clearly stated

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Invalid renunciation of an inheritance by the legal representative of a minor heir

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Problem regarding the interpretation of a joint will in a blended family

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In principle, it is possible to draw up a valid will on a piece of scrap paper.

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