Probate


We provide legal advice regarding German Inheritance Law, German Probate Law, German Probate Administration and International Wills. This specifically entails the following services with regard to potential heirs: 
 
For Potential Heirs
 
  • Claiming and enforcing your German share of inheritance  
  • Consulting and provide recommendations if the German estate is heavily indebted  
  • Providing assistance in German disclaimer proceedings  
  • Petitioning and obtaining the German Certificate of Inheritance from the German Probate Court  
  • Administrate and distribute moneys and assets according to the previously obtained German Certificate of Inheritance  
  • Enforcing German elective share claims pursuant to German law
  • International inheritance law  
  • Providing advice regarding German inheritance taxes

We provide legal advice regarding German Inheritance Law, German Probate Law, German Probate Administration, and International Wills. This specifically entails the following services for a Testator: 

For a Testator

 

  • Provide legal advice and draft a valid and enforceable German last will and testament according to the German Law, for instance Berliner Testament, will between spouses, international last wills and testaments   
  • Draft German living wills according to U.S. or German law
  • Disinheriting  
  • Provide German probate administration including distribution of assets
 
U.S. Probate
Probate in the U.S.

Due to the varying legal systems, we have specialized in probate matters regarding property both in the U.S. and Germany. This includes:
  • The assertion of probate claims in the U.S. (U.S. probate), as well as in Germany (German probate),
  • The renouncement of property (In the U.S. and in Germany),
  • The assertion of legal claims (U.S. and German Probate) and
  • The preparation of testaments, particularly Trust Agreements according to U.S. law.


 
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