Probate

German Probate

Welcome

Welcome to the Website of Rechtsanwaltskanzlei PECHER. We are pleased that you visit our Internet presence.  As modern company, we want to provide you with all online information about the services that we offer.
Briefly, you should know the following about us.  We are a young team, whose expertise lies specifically in the area of international law.  
 
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This includes primarily the German Probate and Inheritance Law & German Family Law, German and U.S. Corporate Law including Great Britain's corporate law, U.S. Contract Law and the Recognition and Enforcement of German Judgments in the USA, Enforcement of U.S. Judgments in Germany and the U.S. Immigration Law and German Immigration Law.


We provide legal advice regarding German Inheritance Law, German Probate Law, German Probate Administration and International Wills. This specifically entails the following services with regard to potential heirs: 
 
For Potential Heirs
 
  • Claiming and enforcing your German share of inheritance  
  • Consulting and provide recommendations if the German estate is heavily indebted  
  • Providing assistance in German disclaimer proceedings  
  • Petitioning and obtaining the German Certificate of Inheritance from the German Probate Court  
  • Administrate and distribute moneys and assets according to the previously obtained German Certificate of Inheritance  
  • Enforcing German elective share claims pursuant to German law
  • International inheritance law  
  • Providing advice regarding German inheritance taxes

We provide legal advice regarding German Inheritance Law, German Probate Law, German Probate Administration, and International Wills. This specifically entails the following services for a Testator: 

For a Testator

 

  • Provide legal advice and draft a valid and enforceable German last will and testament according to the German Law, for instance Berliner Testament, will between spouses, international last wills and testaments   
  • Draft German living wills according to U.S. or German law
  • Disinheriting  
  • Provide German probate administration including distribution of assets
 

U.S. Probate
Inherit in the US - Probate in the U.S.

Due to the varying legal systems, we have specialized in probate matters regarding property both in the U.S. and Germany. This includes:

  • The assertion of probate claims in the U.S. (U.S. probate), as well as in Germany (German probate),
  • The renouncement of property (in the U.S. and in Germany),
  • The assertion of legal claims (U.S. and German Probate) and
  • The preparation of testaments, particularly Trust Agreements according to U.S. law.
 
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