Wills and Estate Succession

A notarial will offers significant advantages: the notary verifies the testator's capacity, formulates your wishes in a legally binding manner and ensures the will is securely deposited at the local court. As a rule, a notarial will makes a certificate of inheritance unnecessary – which costs roughly the same as the notarial will itself.

Notarial Wills and Inheritance Agreements

Whether individual will, joint will (spousal will) or inheritance agreement – we advise you comprehensively and formulate your last will so that it is legally sound and reflects your intentions. Common arrangements include:

• Appointment and exclusion of heirs
• Legacies and conditions
• Successive and reversionary inheritance (Vor- und Nacherbschaft)
• Executorship of the estate (Testamentsvollstreckung)
• Compulsory portion arrangements (Pflichtteil)
• Wills for persons with disabilities or social welfare recipients (Behindertentestament / Bedürftigentestament)

Further Inheritance Matters

You are also welcome to consult us on all other inheritance-related questions:

• Applications for certificates of inheritance – including cases with an international dimension
• European Certificate of Succession
• Disclaimer of inheritance (Erbausschlagung)
• Notarisation of estate distribution agreements
• Mediation of estate distribution

Particularly where substantial assets, real estate holdings or business interests are involved, careful succession planning is important. We take the time to understand your personal situation and develop a solution that suits you and your family.