Inheritance Law

Range of services offered

• Drafting wills in order to protect your loved ones from uncomfortable future situations.
• Advise as to the type of will to choose from to serve yours and your beneficiaries’ best interests.
• Organization of European Certificate of Succession in accordance to EU regulation No. 650/2012.
• Search for next of keen (closest relatives of the deceased person) and issuing the relative certificate where applicable.
• Publication of wills before the competent court or Consulate.
• Effective tax management of the inheritance from (the most simple) property to other moveable assets such as (movable), boats and even bank accounts.
• Acceptance of inheritance of immovable or movable properties, company shares, bank accounts.
• Assisting you to claim within the territory of Greece your inheritance either long neglected or contested or even planning in advance for beloved ones.
• Carrying out searches to verify the existence of a will (handwritten, public or secret (one) and trace the deceased’s assets (real estate, bank accounts or other receivables) that you as beneficiary is entitled of.
• Defining your succession rights through the rules of intestacy or your minimum (forced) inheritance share according to the Greek law.
• Notarial Acceptance of inheritance Deed and subsequent registration in the relevant land registry books or National Cadastral Office.
• Litigation before courts if your rights have not been respected.
• Obtaining certificates in respect to your inheritance case, such as: Certificate regarding non-dispute of the inheritance right, Certificate regarding non-disaffirmance of inheritance,
• Assisting you in accepting or renouncing an inheritance usually in cases of (heavy) debts of the deceased or for other inheritance tax optimization reasons.
• Correction of birth & death certificates through a Court Process.