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…
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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…
Title 2. Legal custodianship (Section 1896 – 1908k)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Title 2 Legal custodianship Section 1896 Requirements (1) If a person of full age, by reason of a mental illness or a physical, mental or psychological handicap, cannot in whole or in part take…
Division 3. Guardianship, legal curatorship, custodianship (Section 1773 – 1895)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Division 3 Guardianship, legal curatorship, custodianship Title 1 Guardianship Subtitle 1 Creation of guardianship Section 1773 Requirements (1) A minor is given a guardian if he is not subject to parental custody or if…
Title 8. Church duties (Section 1588 – 1772)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Title 8 Church duties Section 1588 (no heading) The church duties with regard to the marriage are not affected by the provisions of this division. Division 2 Relationship Title 1 General provisions Section 1589…
Title 7. Divorce (Section 1564 – 1586b)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Title 7 Divorce Subtitle 1 Grounds of divorce Section 1564 Divorce by judicial decision A marriage may be dissolved by divorce only by judicial decision on the petition of one or both spouses. The…
Chapter 4. Optional Regime of theCommunity of Accrued Gains (Section 1519 – 1563)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Chapter 4 Optional Regime of theCommunity of Accrued Gains Section 1519 Agreement by marriage contract The provisions contained in the Agreement of 4 February 2010 between the Federal Republic of Germany and the French…
Subchapter 5. Continued community of property (Section 1483 – 1518)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Subchapter 5 Continued community of property Section 1483 Occurrence of continued community of property (1) The spouses may agree by marriage contract that the community of property, after the death of a spouse, is…