AboutHenning Haarhaus Expertise I am a Certified German Lawyer and a Certified Tax Specialist Solicitor. I practice in German inheritance, inheritance tax law and civil law. I also offer my legal services in the fields of German business, tax & commercial law; e.g. business organisations, contracts; debt collections and international law. I have been working as a German lawyer since 1999 in the forenamed fields.
Experience
Education, credentials and professional experience: - graduated as certified banker in 1989
- passed First State Exam (JD-equivalent) in 1994
- postgraduate judicial service traineeship in Berlin
- passed Final State Exam and admitted to the bar in 1999
- practiced in an internationally operating law and tax consultancy firm in Dresden
- founded the law offices of Henning Haarhaus in 2003
- passed exam on theoretical expertise in the field of tax law in 2004
- passed exam on theoretical expertise in the field of inheritance law in 2005
- awarded the title Certified Tax Expert in 2007
You can find extensive information on German inheritance, real estate and business law in English in the online resource of the law office:
http://www.kanzlei-haarhaus.de
Expert: Henning Haarhaus Date: 7/11/2008 Subject: Inheritance Law in Germany
Question My neighbor is a German citizen who's husband died 3 years ago.In his will he named her as the first beneficiary and his 2 children(by his first marraige) as secondary beneficiaries.One of the children is now trying to get money from the estate immediately,by renouncing their inheritance and applying fo partial payment of what they would inherit following the widows eventual death.Is this allowed under German law and is there any recourse under European Law
Thank You
David Morgan
Answer You did not tell me whther the deceased was a German national and where he had his last domicile. Therefor, I cannot determine if German law is applicable in your individual case. Generally speaking, German law provides compulsory shares for disinherited children.
