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: 7/8/2008 Subject: Obligation in respect of a partners Debt
Question My partner (who is German) has a student loan that originated in Germany can am I liable in respect of his debt
Answer It depends to the matrimonial regime applicable to your marriage. This depends on the jurisdiction you both lived in when you married and on the agreements you have concluded with your spouse.
As the German statutory regime (applicable if you did not conclude otherwise) provides not the common property but the sharing of accrued gains only you would not be liable in this regard.
