INHERITANCE LAW


You can seek legal advice or commissionthe Law Firm to represent you in court cases in the field of inheritance law. Representation in court includes,first of all, writing petitions, claims and other pleadings, representation during a trial, monitoring the case and, when necessary, negotiations during the trial.

Legal advice in the field of inheritance law is most frequently given during meetings (which tend to last up to one hour). It includes analysis of the problem, presentation of basic principles of the inheritance law and, if necessary, case law and views of the law doctrine. As far as possible, we suggest the best solutionsto the problems.

Additionally, the Law Firm offers help in paying inheritance tax. Legal advice can be offered especially to people living abroad who have inherited assets located in Poland and have to report the acquired assets for tax purposes in the tax office in Poland within one month of the validation of the certificate of inheritance.

Court cases and services related to the inheritance law include, but are not limited to:

  1. cases settled judicially
    • lawful share of inheritance,
    • recognition of heir as unworthy,
    • excluding a spouse from inheritance,
    • obligation to perform legacy,
    • obligation to perform order,
    • reduction of legacy ororder,
    • the creditor's claim against the heirs of the deceased.
  2. Court cases settled non-judicially
    • ascertainment of acquisition of the estate of the deceased person pursuant to the act,
    • ascertainment of acquisition of the estate of the deceased person pursuant to the will,
    • ascertainment of acquisition of the farm due to inheritance,
    • supplement to ascertainment of acquisition of the estate of the deceased person,
    • change of the ascertainment of acquisition of the estate of the deceased person,
    • division of inheritance,
    • division of inheritance combined with division of joint property,
    • protection of inheritance,
    • inventory,
    • acceptance of inheritance with full liability for debts,
    • acceptance of inheritance up to the level of net assets,
    • rejection of inheritance,
    • order to submit the will,
    • opening and announcement of the will,
    • disclosure of the estate of the deceased person,
    • notice of nuncupative will,
    • release of the executor of the will,
    • curator of the estate of the deceased person.
  3. Legal advice (examples)
    • concept of inheritance,
    • inheritance debts,
    • right of the close ones to stay in apartment,
    • opening and acquisition of inheritance,
    • legal titles to inheritance,
    • heritability,
    • unworthiness and forgiveness,
    • acquisition of inheritance pursuant to the act,
    • grandparents' rights,
    • spouse's rights,
    • excluding spouse from inheritance,
    • concept of testament,
    • prohibition of mutualtestament,
    • ways of revoking testament,
    • ability to write and revoke testament,
    • invalid testament,
    • interpretation of testament,
    • ordinary testament,
    • notarial testament,
    • allographic will,
    • nuncupative will,
    • last will (executed) whilst travelling,
    • soldier's (privileged) will,
    • witnesses to testament,
    • appointment to be heir,
    • substitution,
    • increase,
    • immediate gift,
    • order,
    • executor of t
      • he will,
    • lawful share of inheritance,
    • disinheritance,
    • acceptance and rejection of inheritance,
    • transmission,
    • annulment of acceptance and rejection of inheritance,
    • ascertainment of acquisition of the estate of the deceased person,
    • liability of inheritance debts,
    • division of inheritance,
    • waiver of inheritance,
    • disposal of inheritance,
    • inheritance of farms.
  4. Inheritance tax
    • legal advice in the field of inheritance law,
    • representation in tax proceedings before tax office.