Inheritance law governs how a testator’s assets are transferred to one or more people. Legal provisions as well as dispositions put in place by testators or third parties must be taken into account.
Our attorneys, who are experienced in inheritance law, will support you with the following issues:
- Estate planning, drafting of wills and contracts of succession
- Coordinating with regulations under family law (marriage contracts, child-related matters, advance care directive or living wills)
- Most-favoured status of spouses under inheritance law
- Advancements, gifts
- Waivers of succession
- Enforcement of entitlement to information from coheirs, recipients of lifetime gifts or third parties (e.g. banks)
- Execution of wills
- Invalidity of wills
- Violation of statutory portion by voidable disposition
- Division of the estate
- Heir representation
- Representation in inheritance law litigation