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

  • Categories: General, Inheritance and bequests, Will

Invalid renunciation of an inheritance by the legal representative of a minor heir due to the expiry of the time limit during a brief stay abroad

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The COVID-19 Insolvency Moratorium Act: What you need to know!

  • Categories: General, Taxes

The COVID-19 Insolvency Moratorium Act: What you and your clients need to know!

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Corona – retaining staff with virtual shares (VSOP)

  • Categories: General, StartUps, The company

Reducing staff costs through virtual employee share schemes during the Covid-19 pandemic

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Death – Checklist for next of kin: An overview of the tasks to be carried out

  • Categories: General, Inheritance and bequests

Death – Checklist for next of kin: An overview of the tasks to be carried out

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Commencement of the limitation period for the claim for a supplementary compulsory share

  • Categories: General, Inheritance and bequests

The starting point of the limitation period for a claim for a supplementary compulsory share following a retrospective, post-mortem determination of paternity (Federal Court of Justice, judgment of 13 November 2019, Case No. IV ZR 317/17)

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

  • Categories: General, Inheritance and bequests, Will

Issues relating to the interpretation of a joint will in a blended family (Brandenburg Higher Regional Court, order of 31 January 2019, ref. 3 W 37/18)

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Misuse of a lasting power of attorney and a power of attorney for bank accounts

  • Categories: General, Inheritance and bequests

Misuse of a lasting power of attorney and a power of attorney for bank accounts

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

  • Categories: General, Inheritance and bequests, Will

In principle, it is possible to draw up a valid will on a piece of notepaper. But be careful: the formal requirements that generally apply to wills must be met.

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Proof of succession: Validity of a will that can no longer be found

  • Categories: General, Inheritance and bequests, Will

A stroke of luck: even a will that can no longer be found may still be valid if its form and content can be proven by evidence.

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Premature renunciation of an inheritance: Renunciation on the basis of conjecture precludes the possibility of challenging the will

  • Categories: General, Inheritance and bequests

Premature renunciation of an inheritance: Renouncing an inheritance on the basis of mere conjecture and vague speculation about the composition of the estate precludes the possibility of challenging the will.

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