All about you need to know about the Italian succession law:

Posted by Ainsley Aiken on October 24th, 2018

All of you have heard the term succession several times in your life. It is a process by which the properties and liabilities of the deceased are legally transferred to his legal heirs. Now when it comes to succession every single country has its own set of succession rules but today, however, the main highlight is on Italy and its succession guidance. Therefore let's get into many details on the guidelines documented on Italian succession.

Details of the procedure of succession in Italy:

  • Analyzing the documents:

The very first step related to the Italian succession is that the authority to scrutinize the submitted documents, then validate the beneficiaries who are inherited, heirs. Finally, examine the entire property of the deceased.

  • Authentication of the will:

In this step, the authority does confirm the validity of the applications submitted by the heirs. Other than that complete information on the applications related to tax and payment is also verified as well.

  • Property transaction:

Sometimes it happens that the beneficiary is not residing in Italy, in that case, the entire property transaction can be carried by the authority. In fact, for a clear understanding bill are attached to the document as well.

Kinds of the Italian succession:

  • Testate succession law:

According to this Italian succession law, the succession needs to have a proper validation done by means of evidence and will.

  • Intestate succession law:

In this kind of succession, the whole procedure is eyed by law without any proper support of the manifestations and the will.

Two vital Acceptance law

As per the Italian law, the beneficiary needs to stand up for two kinds of acceptance which are as follows:

  • Express acceptance:  As per this acceptance law, the heir gives his or her formal opinion in front of the court's registrar or the notary.
  • Tacit acceptance:  This is a law when the heir himself or herself is the proprietor without giving any formal opinion.

Whom to contact to get the details of the law?

Do you want to acquire the ancestral property In Italy? Then you have to understand the Italian succession law at length to get the best of it.

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