SUCCESSION LAW

What are your rights when you receive an inheritance? Who has to agree to sell a property that is part of an inheritance?
The Belgian inheritance law of 1 August 2018 includes a number of new features: reserved share limited to 50% of the inheritance, a lower inheritance tax rate, the possibility to conclude inheritance agreements, possibilities with regard to gifts and disinheritances, generation skipping, etc.
Our lawyers are experienced and understanding advisors who will help you to identify your rights and obligations in the field of inheritance law, for example in the following cases:

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

  • Rejection or acceptance of an inheritance
  • Rights of cohabitants with or without a cohabitation contract, rights of adopted children or stepchildren
  • Inheritance agreements and opportunities of generation skipping
  • Provisions regarding inheritance in a cohabitation contract
  • Disinheritance and legal restrictions on disinheritance
  • Rights of protected adults and minors
  • Role of the legal representative in an inheritance
  • Declaration of inheritance
  • Contestation of a declaration of an inheritance
  • Civil and tax consequences of donations
  • Drawing up wills, handling of invalid wills
  • Succession planning
  • Inheritance tax

For the financial aspects associated with an inheritance, our inheritance lawyers cooperate with our financial experts.

MEDIATION AS A PRAGMATIC MEANS OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION
We strongly believe in the usefulness of mediation as a way to solve conflicts. In the event of a conflict, we will assess with you the best form of conflict resolution for your situation: court proceedings or mediation.
Mediation makes it possible to solve conflicts amicably outside the courts.
Even in disputes where no mediator has been appointed by the Court of Commerce, our mediators often succeed in solving conflicts between their clients and other parties by applying mediation techniques.
Our colleagues Lieve Dehaese and Guido Quanten have followed training as mediators in both civil law and business law.