Oct 27, 2024
Usually, a will is notified by the person who wishes to invoke it and receive property through the will. The notification must be made in a specific form. The will must therefore first be proved to have been notified to you. More and more often I am asked for comments on this...
Oct 27, 2024
A summer cottage can be donated during your lifetime to your children or grandchildren. Making a gift during your own lifetime is an effective way to save on inheritance and gift taxes. You can retain the right of ownership of the summer cottage, which also reduces the amount of gift tax. A lawyer's tip:...
Oct 27, 2024
You don't have to accept the inheritance. By renouncing the inheritance, it can be passed on directly to the next generation, for example, thus saving inheritance tax. There may also be benefits in terms of reduced inheritance tax if the deceased's assets are distributed to more than one heir....
Oct 27, 2024
Married or unmarried couples can make a mutual testamentary will in favour of each other. The purpose of a testamentary disposition is to ensure the survival of a widowed spouse after the death of the other spouse, by ensuring that the property left by the latter...
Oct 27, 2024
Many parents would like the estate to remain undivided after the death of their spouse and to be administered by the widow or widower throughout her or his lifetime. Nevertheless, the law still allows the heirs-in-law to claim their share of the estate. A will has the possibility of limiting this...
Oct 23, 2024
If only one of the spouses has children of their own and the childless spouse dies first, the widow inherits first from the deceased childless spouse. What happens after both have died? When the widow dies, the property is distributed first to the secondary heirs of the deceased spouse (who are usually the...
