Tag: right of inheritance
How to avoid an inheritance dispute
mother, daughter and grandchild A preliminary discussion with the next generation about the regulation of the inheritance has many advantages. (Photo: imago images/Westend61) Munich The Hans Böckler Foundation estimates that…
Suddenly an inheritance – what do I have to do?
take farewell Sometimes saying goodbye to a loved one comes too suddenly. It is not only emotionally that the bereaved have to cope with this. As heirs, they face bureaucratic…
Suddenly an inheritance – what do I have to do?
take farewell Sometimes saying goodbye to a loved one comes too suddenly. It is not only emotionally that the bereaved have to cope with this. As heirs, they face bureaucratic…
Dispute over Peter Dussmann’s inheritance
Dusseldorf For 20 years Angela Dussmann was a model daughter. The only child of the big businessman Peter Dussmann did an excellent Abitur, was interested in music and literature and…
How to transfer your house or give shares away
Inheritance and gift What’s important when you’re transferring your home or giving away stock? Important tips on how to save on gift tax and inheritance tax. Munich According to estimates,…
How to save on real estate and securities
Dusseldorf Real estate has increased in value throughout Germany over the past ten years. Due to a change in the valuation process for real estate, the development in 2023 has…
Dussmann subsidiary appeals in inheritance dispute
Catherine von Furstenberg-Dussmann The family had fallen out with the daughter because of her husband. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The dispute between Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann and her daughter Angela Göthert over…
How to properly manage your inheritance
testament If you write your last will yourself, you have to do it by hand. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Thiele, Dussmann, Tengelmann – disputes over inheritance regularly arise in large entrepreneurial…
When is a will worth it?
Dusseldorf According to the Federal Statistical Office, every household in Germany has total net assets of 163,000 euros. This is an average value that is far from reality for many…
Dispute over Thiele’s billion inheritance
Dusseldorf In 1969, Heinz Hermann Thiele took up a position in the patent department at Knorr- Bremse, and 15 years later he was CEO of the automotive supplier. When the…
Heinz Hermann Thiele’s widow sues foundation supervision
Dusseldorf The dispute over the billion dollar inheritance of the large businessman Heinz Hermann Thiele reaches a new level of escalation. His widow Nadia has sued the supervisory authority for…
How to disinherit relatives and get back donations
District Court of Ulm As a rule, the waiver of the compulsory portion, or in some cases even better the waiver of inheritance, is compensated with something in return. The…
Compulsory portion of inheritance: How to disinherit relatives
District Court of Ulm As a rule, the waiver of the compulsory portion, or in some cases even better the waiver of inheritance, is compensated with something in return. The…
Court dismisses Henrik Thiele’s billion-dollar lawsuit
Heinz Hermann Thiele, Julia Thiele-Schuerhoff and Henrik Thiele (from left) The late patriarch with his children in 2014. (Photo: Thorsten Jochim for Handelsblatt) Munich, Dusseldorf The dispute over the inheritance…
Court dismisses Henrik Thiele’s billion-dollar lawsuit
Henrik Thiel Heinz Hermann Thiele’s son had renounced his compulsory inheritance share. He now wanted to have this waiver declared null and void by a court. (Photo: Qwello) Munich, Dusseldorf…
Widow achieves stage victory in inheritance dispute with daughter
Catherine von Furstenberg-Dussmann The entrepreneur has been Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of the Peter Dussmann Foundation since 2011. (Photo: Dussmann Group) Dusseldorf Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann is rarely seen…
Be careful with intermediate heirs: This means that allowances are lost
inheritance tax return Heirs are entitled to different inheritance tax allowances. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Sometimes the joy of a considerable fortune in the case of an inheritance lasts quite briefly.…
How to avoid high taxes and disputes
woman at the laptop If you want to be sure that your surviving dependents do not fight over the inheritance, you should regulate this in a will. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Frankfurt…
In the discounter power struggle, heirs succumb again in court
Aldi north The background to the legal dispute is the complicated ownership structure at Aldi Nord. (Photo: imago images/penofoto) Dusseldorf The heirs of the Aldi founder’s son Berthold Albrecht, who…
Tax pitfalls in inheritance
inheritance tax return The closer the family relationship, the less inheritance tax is due. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It depends on the tax bracket. This applies not only to income tax,…