GRP Rainer lawyers tax advisors in Cologne, Berlin, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Bremen, Essen, Hanover, Nuremberg, London

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Law of Succession

Inheritance and the making of a bequest are more than purely legal affairs. In addition to settling the legal matters of inheritance law, emotions and internal family sensibilities are almost always a part of the inheritance process. Our attorneys handle these exceptional circumstances with confidence and sensitivity.


Inheritance Tax: At GRP Rainer, our tax advisors ensure that tax authorities and the treasury do not take too much from your inheritance. We provide coordinated legal and tax advisory services from a single source.

Testament: A last will and testament should not be created without professional advice and consultation. A will that is invalid or a will that has not been carefully prepared can have far-reaching consequences.

Legal heirs: If there is no will, the law will determine heirs. Inheritance law distinguishes legal heirs according to their degree of kinship in ranked order. At the top, widows or widowers and children of the testator are heirs of the first order. But parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and other relatives may also arrive as legal heirs to take their share of an inheritance. Our attorneys examine each individual case to determine who is entitled to inherit and how large any individual share of the inheritance is.

Inheritance portions: Without a will, the law determines the shares in estates. Our attorneys determine the share of the inheritance for each heir in the circumstances of each case.

Legal portion: A testator may exclude their children from their inheritance only in exceptional cases. Children have the right to a legal portion of inheritance. There are often disputes in regards to the amount of that portion. The attorneys at GRP Rainer support heirs to determine, verify and enforce their portion of the inheritance. In other cases, our attorneys assist in the defense against false claims to inheritance.

Contract of inheritance: The contract of inheritance is an alternative to a last will and testament. On the basis of an inheritance contract, the testator decides upon the binding appointment of an heir, bequests as well as conditions for heirs in the testator’s lifetime. In contrast to a last will and testament, the inheritance contract requires the consent of third parties. On such occasion, an integrated approach is irreplaceable.

Estate insolvency & illegal earnings: Both liabilities and tax violations can be inherited. For this reason, waiving the inheritance should be considered in case of doubt as well before accepting the inheritance. We consider each case holistically and provide advisory consultation services in regards to applicable Tax Law and beyond.

Business Succession: Unresolved succession planning can jeopardize a company's existence. In the area of succession planning, our attorneys and tax consultants take care of the careful and thorough transfer of businesses to the next generation.

Execution of Wills & Estate Administration
GRP Rainer represents clients in the execution of a will in word and deed. As executor, our attorneys help prevent inheritance disputes and the arbitrary destruction of the inheritance.

Contact our offices 24/7 in Cologne, Berlin, Bonn, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Germany, London, UK.
 

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Lawyers
Michael Rainer
Lawyer
Chiara Bahrig
Lawyer
Friederike Eggerath
Lawyer
Dr. Iris Geis
Lawyer
Marc Klaas
Lawyer
Inga Koböcken
Lawyer
Jens Koch, LL.M.
Lawyer
Attorney at law (NY)
Dr. Gerhard Lenzen
Lawyer
Tim Montag
Lawyer
Jan Noll
Lawyer
Tobias Nöthe
Lawyer
Michael Wiechmann
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Locations
Cologne
Hohenzollernring 21-23
50672 Cologne, Germany Tel.: +49 221 2722750
Berlin
Kurfürstendamm 21
10719 Berlin, Germany
Tel.: +49 30 887064045
Bonn
Bundeskanzlerplatz 2-10
53113 Bonn, Germany
Tel.: +49 228 2673385
Bremen
Parkallee 117
28209 Bremen, Germany Tel.: +49 421 34756444
Düsseldorf
Königsallee 92a
40212 Düsseldorf, Germany Tel.: +49 211 54039910
Essen
Ruhrallee 185
45136 Essen, Germany
Tel.: +49 201 8945282
Frankfurt
Taunusanlage 1
60329 Frankfurt, Germany
Tel.: +49 69 505060709
Hamburg
Am Kaiserkai 1
20457 Hamburg, Germany
Tel.: +49 40 808074727
Hanover
Bahnhofstraße 8
30159 Hanover, Germany
Tel.: +49 511 93639480
Munich
Maximilianstrasse 35a
80539 Munich, Germany
Tel.: +49 89 24218382
Nuremberg
Zeltnerstraße 3
90443 Nuremberg, Germany
Tel.: +49 911 88197310
Stuttgart
Königstraße 10c
70173 Stuttgart, Germany
Tel.: +49 711 22254499
London
The Broadgate Tower, Level 12, 20 Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2EW, UK
Tel.: +44 207 5962772