A child or surviving spouse can challenge a German Will made "too early" German laws of succession are full of surprises, even for German lawyers who do not specialise in estate and probate law. One of those German succession law statutes which create shock among the testamentary heirs and beneficiaries is sections 2079 German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch). The language of the statute is somewhat cryptic: A will is voidable if the testator has omitted a…
Bernhard SchmeilzlApril 9, 2020