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 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...
Oct 21, 2024
The statutory portion is half the value of the inheritance to the heir according to the legal order of succession. Such an heir, who is entitled to a legal share, is known as a bastard heir. Who is entitled to a share in the estate? The persons entitled to a share of the estate are always the heir at law and...
Oct 21, 2024
If the deceased spouse is survived by a surviving heir, the widow is protected in that the widower always retains undivided possession of the common home and its movable property. The widow is entitled to retain undivided possession of this part of the estate even if...
Oct 21, 2024
A partner in an estate is a person who has a share in the estate. Partners in the estate are the widow, the heirs and the beneficiaries of a universal succession. If one of the partners in the estate is the subject of an attachment, the attachment is levied on his or her...
Oct 21, 2024
Probate and certificates of inheritance Probate is granted after a person's death, and the deceased's assets and debts, as well as the partners in the estate, are listed in the probate register. Currently, the Office for Digital and Population Affairs and the parishes have...
