Inheritance law and Inheritance tax law
LAVVIT advises on wills and estates in Germany
Death is not (also) legally the end: the succession of property and the estate of the deceased should be settled beforehand. LAVVIT inheritance lawyers help with this: With the drafting of the will and, in the event of inheritance, with the enforcement of the inheritance.
German inheritance law applies to all inheritance cases if the deceased had their habitual residence in Germany. Nationality no longer plays a role in inheritance law, only habitual residence in Germany. German inheritance law thus applies to Germans, EU citizens such as Italians or French, as well as non-EU citizens such as Albanians or Russians, provided they live permanently in Germany.
This opens up completely new possibilities for all Italians in Germany to regulate their estate: German inheritance law gives the testator more rights than Italian inheritance law. The estate can be regulated by an individual or joint will, by inheritance contract or donations upon death or legacies. You are no longer bound by the legal line of succession and can, for example, pass on children and inherit them directly to your grandchildren or your favourite niece.