If a decedent owned assets in more than one country, the heirs must apply for multiple grants. How to solve the problem that all national probate courts want to have the original will?
Bernhard SchmeilzlJuly 15, 2024
Renounce Inheritance against Compensation Payment In this post, we reveal a simple trick how to be released from the duties and obligations of being a German co-heir while still obtaining a portion of the German estate. The buzzwords are "Verpflichtung zur Ausschlagung gegen Abfindung", i.e. contract to renounce a German inheritance against compensatory payment (make-up pay). Background: The Basics of German Probate and Estate Administration In previous posts, we have explained German succession rules, the…
Bernhard SchmeilzlAugust 7, 2018