What is a will and a certificate of inheritance?

What is a will and a certificate of inheritance?

The succession book is a list of the partners in the estate and of the assets and liabilities of the deceased and the widow or widower as they stood at the date of death. The succession book is a summary of the assets and liabilities of the deceased and of the members of his estate. In addition...
Supplementary part of the law

Supplementary part of the law

The heir's right to a share of the estate The heir is entitled to a share of the estate of the deceased. The legal portion is the minimum amount that the heir is entitled to receive from the deceased's estate. The legal portion is half of the so-called 'share of the estate', which...
Minor as a partner in an estate

Minor as a partner in an estate

A minor is a person under the age of 18. The estate is the total of the deceased's assets, debts and partners. A minor can be a partner in an undivided estate either by universal testament or by succession. A minor must be appointed...
Can an estate be sold or donated?

Can an estate be sold or donated?

It is perfectly possible to transfer a share of the estate to another person. It is worth bearing in mind all the tax consequences. After the death of the deceased, a partner in the estate can transfer his or her share of the estate to another person, for example by selling or donating it. This can be anyone...
Sale of the property of an undivided estate

Sale of the property of an undivided estate

Sale of estate property Estate property can be sold before the distribution of the estate for a number of reasons. Sometimes the sale of assets is necessary in practice to provide the estate with ”liquid assets” to pay the debts of the deceased or the estate. Debts...
Criticising the distribution of an inheritance

Criticising the distribution of an inheritance

The distribution of an inheritance does not always go as expected, and sometimes one of the partners in the estate discovers a mistake in a distribution that has already been made. In such situations, the partners have the possibility to ask for the distribution to be annulled or corrected by bringing an action for annulment in court. The...