Full citation: In the version promulgated on 21 September 1994, Federal Law Gazette [Bundesgesetzblatt] I p. 2494, last amended by Article 2 of the Act of 19 March 2020, Federal Law Gazette I p. 540. PART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Division…
Division 9. Purchase of an inheritance (Section 2371 – 2385)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Division 9 Purchase of an inheritance Section 2371 Form A contract by which an heir sells the inheritance which has devolved upon him must be notarially recorded. Section 2372 Advantages due to purchaser The…
Division 8. Certificate of inheritance (Section 2353 – 2370)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Division 8 Certificate of inheritance Section 2353 Competence of the probate court, application The probate court must issue to the heir on application a certificate concerning his right of succession, and, if he is…
Division 7. Renunciation of inheritance (Section 2346 – 2352)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Division 7 Renunciation of inheritance Section 2346 Effect of the renunciation of inheritance, possibility of limitation (1) Relatives and the spouse of the testator may renounce their right of intestate succession by contract with…
Division 6. Unworthiness to inherit (Section 2339 – 2345)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Division 6 Unworthiness to inherit Section 2339 Grounds for unworthiness to inherit (1) A person is unworthy to inherit: 1. if he has intentionally and unlawfully killed or attempted to kill the deceased, or…
Division 5. Compulsory share (Section 2303 – 2338)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Division 5 Compulsory share Section 2303 Person entitled to a compulsory share of the estate; amount of the share (1) If a descendant of the testator is excluded by disposition mortis causa from succession,…
Division 4. Contract of inheritance (Section 2274 – 2302)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Division 4 Contract of inheritance Section 2274 Entering into contract in person The testator can enter into a contract of inheritance only in person. Section 2275 Requirements (1) A person can only enter into…
Division 3. Will (Section 2064 – 2273)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Division 3 Will Title 1 General provisions Section 2064 Made in person The testator may make a will only in person. Section 2065 Determination by third parties (1) The testator may not make a…
Book 5. Law of Succession (Section 1922 – 2063)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Book 5 Law of Succession Division 1 Succession Section 1922 Universal succession (1) Upon the death of a person (devolution of an inheritance), that person’s property (inheritance) passes as a whole to one or…
Title 3. Curatorship (Section 1909 – 1921)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Title 3 Curatorship Section 1909 Supplementary curatorship (1) A person who is subject to parental custody or guardianship is given a curator for matters which the parents or the guardian are prevented from carrying…