Legal matters concerning the transfer and division of an estate.
General scope
Inheritance law concerns heirship, the scope of the estate, dispositions upon death and division procedures. Civil-status records, certificates of inheritance, land-register records and other asset records are examined together.
Acceptance or rejection of an inheritance, division and reduction of dispositions have different conditions. The date of death and subsequent transactions are assessed chronologically.
Main topics
- Certificates of inheritance and heirship
- Determining the estate
- Division of inheritance
- Wills and dispositions upon death
- Connections with dissolution of co-ownership
Points for initial assessment
Verify the chain of heirs
Compare civil-status records and any earlier certificates of inheritance.
Determine the estate
List assets, debts and rights against third parties separately.
Arrange the dates
Consider dates of death, knowledge, documents and dispositions together.
