How to Settle an Estate Litigation The management of an estate can be entrusted to a third party, whether a notary or an estate agent: this makes the process easier and avoids disputes. It is possible to appoint a person to manage the estate upon one’s death during one’s lifetime.…
How Assets and Estates Are Divided Between Siblings The period of undivided ownership can be contentious: it is best to avoid it. When an individual dies, he or she leaves an estate. This entails several inheritance procedures: – the inventory of the estate; – organising the undivided ownership of the…
How Can a Holographic Will Help You Summary – Holographic will: validity criteria – Holographic will: a notary for the succession – Cancellation or modification of a holographic will – Holographic will: the formulas to be respected The testator writes the holographic will without the intervention of a notary. During…
How to Open an Estate Summary – Step 1: Choose the legal service provider – Step 2: Prepare the necessary documents – Step 3: Follow the legal service provider’s instructions A legal service provider must handle an estate if any of the following four conditions are met:…
– Succession of surviving spouse: without descendants and ascendants – Succession of surviving spouse: with descendants – Succession of the surviving spouse: when there are parents – Where to go for professionals legal advice? In the presence of a surviving spouse, the estate is divided between the descendants, the ascendants…
In the event of the death of a married person, the surviving spouse may find himself or herself the owner of the usufruct of the deceased’s property. Whether it results from the law, a will or a donation of future property, this usufruct can also be transformed into a life annuity. We tell you more.
This post is a continuation of Part 1 on What is Conveyancing a Business by Shared Donation. Lately, we have gone through Step 1: Having the company evaluated Step 2: Choosing between temporary or lifetime dismemberment. We will now continue from step 2 to further cover Step 3: Don’t harm other…
This post is a continuation of Will: Anticipating Your Succession (Part 1). Lately, we have gone through the following: – Will: anticipating one’s succession – Why make a will? – The authentic will – Other forms of will We will now cover: – Will: instructions for use – A will with…
A will allows you to dispose of your assets during your lifetime to a beneficiary of your choice. When a person dies, the question of his inheritance arises: what happens to his assets and who inherits? It all depends because there are different cases: – legal transmission: when no provision…
Summary Step 1: Determine if a notary is required Step 2: Search for beneficiaries Step 3: Search for creditors Step 4: Obtain a Certificate of Heredity and Death Step 5: Take the certificates to the deceased’s bank Step 6: Report the estate received It is possible to open an estate…
