s SubjectDate AskedExpertInheritance law12/29/2011Henning Haarhaus Q: Harrhaus. I know I have received some good information from you in the past, so I am therefore ... A: The Nachlassgericht has nothing to do with it. It is the duty of the Testamentsvollstrecker to ... German inheritance law12/27/2011Henning Haarhaus Q: My Wife and I are Both U.S. Citizens(wife is German born but has only US citizenship) and we work ... A: Since your step daughter is not a relative by blood to you she is not entitled a forced share ... Deceased aunt's niece12/21/2011Carolin Schulz-Burgess Q: I am an American attorney but am not sure if I am reading the German law correctly. My aunt died ... A: Yes you are right with the interpretation of 1925 BGB. You will receive 1/6 of the estate like the ... German Inheritance law12/20/2011Andreas Moser Q: My wife and I are US Citizens and we live and own a house in Germany. I have a stepdaughter from a ... A: as you and your wife are US citizens, German courts would apply US law to your intestate succession ... Inheritance 12/20/2011Henning Haarhaus Q: My Aunt in Germany has always told me I would inherit whatever she might have in her estate when she ... A: Whereas you belong to the second class of heirs the aunt`s aunt and her offspring and all other ... Child maintenance12/19/2011Andreas Moser Q: My ex husband living in Germany regularly paid 450 euros for the two children until a few years ago. ... A: if the ex-husband lives in Germany and has the bulk of his income from an employer in Germany, I ... Wills - Succession and Authentication12/5/2011Henning Haarhaus Q: My 84 year old uncle in Germany passed away three days before my 82 year old aunt. From my uncles ... A: Since you said that your uncle has five siblings but your aunt only one I assume that uncle and aunt ... U.S. vs German Divorce12/1/2011Carolin Schulz-Burgess Q: I am a U.S citizen with a 14 year-old child who has been residing in Germany with his German mother ... A: Germany has jurisdiction for child support. As far as I know there is no side that explains the ... UK marriage to German national - divorce and custody11/28/2011Carolin Schulz-Burgess Q: I am British and my wife is German, we have one child(21 months old) who was born in the UK. We ... A: According to German law you are obligated to pay child support and possibly spousal support while ... Death of an Inheritor Named in a German Berliner Will11/23/2011Henning Haarhaus Q: In the case that one of the named inheritors in a German Berliner will is deceased, what becomes of ... A: P.S. If you gave me more details on the issue maybe I could give you some more clues. It depends ... Advice about divorce11/20/2011Carolin Schulz-Burgess Q: I am a Nigerian and married with a Germany lady since five years. We have one kid but things are not ... A: You have to be separate(at least separate bedrooms and no family meals together)for one year before ... Voluntary(private?) Insolvency11/19/2011Henning Haarhaus Q: My(German) brother died 2 months ago, I year before his insolvency expired! His wife and 2 ... A: Not only assets may be elements of an estate but also debts. The siblings and their offspring are ... Cancelled life insurance policy11/19/2011Carolin Schulz-Burgess Q: Last week I took several letters I have received from the bank/in house insurance co.(in Germany) ... A: I would be glad to help you and your brother in this matter. I seemed that you need a German ... divorce with german citizen in asia11/16/2011Carolin Schulz-Burgess Q: My husband has German passport and I am Chinese. We got married in Germany but never lived there. We ... A: Arkhangel, You have to file for divorce in Hong Kong. You might need to wait until you lived there ... German wife, married and had child in UK and is now returning to Germany with the child - what separation and maintenance payments are due?11/15/2011Carolin Schulz-Burgess Q: My wife is German but has lived in the UK for 12 years. We got married and had a child, now 21 ... A: You are obligated to pay child support and possibly alimony according to German law. The ... German citizinship11/13/2011Andreas Moser Q: Moser, I am a Jordanian lady who has been married to German since March 2011, although we have been ... A: § 14 StAG(Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetz, the German Immigration Act) opens the possibility of ... Child Support11/12/2011Carolin Schulz-Burgess Q: I am living int he USA and my daughter is in Germany with her mother. She will be 18 in Feb. 2012. ... A: You have to continue to pay child support at least until your daughter finishes school. If your ... Inheritance from German convert to US11/10/2011Henning Haarhaus Q: My father passed away recently and was born in Germany but lived permanently in US for over 50 years ... A: No German inheritance tax should become due because the citizenship is not a connecting factor in ... inheritance gone wrong11/7/2011Henning Haarhaus Q: In 2006 my wife's mother(British Citizen living in UK)inherited a 1/8 share in her deceased(German ... A: 1. If a statement of claim is filed at the court the proceedings begin. Since every law suit is a ... Inheritance law11/6/2011Henning Haarhaus Q: I have a question about the German inheritance law, and the Nachlassgericht. My wife's father passed ... A: I assume that you mean the Nachlassgericht by referrimg to "them". Maybe you misunderstood the role ... land regestory11/4/2011Henning Haarhaus Q: how do i find out who owns a house in Germany and if they have a mortgage A: We have land registers showing the legal relations of a property accurately(Grundbuch). Applicants ... Gay Marriage11/2/2011Carolin Schulz-Burgess Q: I am gay. My partner(German) and I(Indian) would like to get married in 2013. We live in dubai and ... A: The German Embassy will not be able or willing to marry you. Only the Standesamt in your partner's ... Estate11/1/2011Henning Haarhaus Q: In Oct 2009 my wifes grandmother(who was born German, and became a British Citizen later) died. ... A: In order to see things clearly: Where did grandmother had her last residence? Where do her children ... Mother Allowance11/1/2011Andreas Moser Q: Can you please explain how the calculation of the mother allowance(Betreuungsunterhalt) is done in ... A: the maintenance for mothers of small children(up to 3 years) is what you correctly call ... Divorce Procedures and Kids Custody11/1/2011Carolin Schulz-Burgess Q: I would appreciate if you could provide me with the divorce procedures in Germany where both parties ... A: It doesn't really matter who files for divorce(the wife or the husband). The custody decision for ... Germany inheritance Law10/30/2011Henning Haarhaus Q: Haarhaus. My mother, a Danish citizen, has been living in Germany for over 30 years and has been ... A: I would have to check the deed. Pflichtteil means compulsory share which is applicable in the event ... German child support after 1810/29/2011Andreas Moser Q: I have a son who is 18, and child support was recently reestablished for him. I have been told that ... A: the "Düsseldorfer Tabelle" does not have any other increase beyond the age of 18, but you are right ... German Divorce10/29/2011Carolin Schulz-Burgess Q: my fiance is a member of the United States Army and is stationed in Germany. He married a German ... A: Your fiance is obligated to pay child if it is his child and in that case he is also obligated to ... Foreign Divorce10/29/2011Andreas Moser Q: my fiance is a member of the United States Army and is stationed in Germany. He married a German ... A: these are a whole lot of questions which I can only answer briefly for now: 1. The baby was born ... Estate of deceased10/28/2011Andreas Moser Q: I live in South Africa and about 18 years ago my parents immigrated to Germany where they became ... A: you can refuse to accept the inheritance(e.g. if it includes debts). However, you need to ... Family Law Australia-Germany10/27/2011Andreas Moser Q: I am Australian female married to a German citizen, we married in Australia but lived in ... A: 1. Your Australian marriage is recognised by Germany. Foreign marriages are automatically recognised ... German Inheritance Law10/26/2011Carolin Schulz-Burgess Q: Can an american citizen inherit an estate from a sibling that is a german citizen? The german ... A: Yes according to German law you can inherit the estate from your sibling. Your sibling can also ... German child support laws for out of wedlock child10/25/2011Carolin Schulz-Burgess Q: Is there a chart to outline child support for a resident US citizen with a out-of-wedlock child in ... A: The child support is calculated according to the Duesseldorfer Tabelle/Dusseldorfer table from ... Custody10/24/2011Carolin Schulz-Burgess Q: I am a US citizen living in Germany under the SOFA agreement. I am married to a US citizen. We are ... A: If you file for custody in Germany it is hard to tell what the court will decide. Normally the court ... Child custody10/24/2011Andreas Moser Q: I am a US citizen living in Germany under the SOFA agreement. I am married to a US citizen. We are ... A: first of all, your wife is not entitled to remove the children from Germany without your consent. ... Divorce10/21/2011Carolin Schulz-Burgess Q: I am German and been married to a american soldier 26 year,last year I filed for a divorce in ... A: The German court can write in the divorce degree: "Der schuldrechtliche Versorgungsausgleich in den ... German inheritance law10/20/2011Henning Haarhaus Q: My question is quite complicated I think. 15 years ago my partner a German national was left a house ... A: 1) It depends on who you ask. British probate courts would apply English law if your partner has a ... German Inheritance Law..debts and inheritence10/11/2011Henning Haarhaus Q: My grandmother died last month. She was a widowed german citizen living in Hungary. She has two ... A: Q1: According to German law, the disclaimer period is 6 months. As Hungary determines the applicable ... German Inheritance Law..Debts and ?nheritence10/11/2011Carolin Schulz-Burgess Q: My grandmother died last month. She was a widowed german citizen living in Hungary. She has two ... A: If your grandmother died in Hungary the court in Hungary has to handle the inheritance. But you ... divorce & custody10/10/2011Carolin Schulz-Burgess Q: My son is in the military and married a fellow soldier. They spent only 2 months together as he had ... A: I am only a German lawyer. I can only help your son if the child lives with the mother in Germany. ... Page: Prev | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
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