inheritance procedures

Please contact us as soon as possible after an inheritance occurs.

When a family member or relative passes away, we understand that you may be very busy with the funeral and other matters. However, the approval, renunciation, or limited approval of an inheritance must be filed within three months of the date of knowledge of the commencement of the inheritance, and the filing of an inheritance tax return must be filed within 10 months from the day after the date of knowledge of the commencement of the inheritance.

Once we receive your contact, we can proceed with the inheritance process as best we can while you are doing the necessary day-to-day tasks such as the funeral, contacting relatives, companies, friends and acquaintances, etc.

Please contact us via our contact form, phone or line.

Please specify your preferred date, time, and convenient interview location.
Inheritance procedures are often urgent, so we will meet with you as soon as possible. (One hour initial meeting is free of charge)

At the initial meeting for inheritance procedures, we will ask the following questions of the bereaved family, provide an overview of the inheritance procedures, and present an estimated cost.

• Date of death
• Composition of family and bereaved family members
• Identification of inherited property (to the best of your knowledge)
• Whether or not there is a will (to the best of your knowledge)

Overview of inheritance procedures and our firm's specialties

The details of the inheritance process vary greatly from family to family and are unique to each person.
The following procedures are generally required.
If you leave everything to us, we will proceed with all procedures in collaboration with judicial scriveners and tax accountants. If you prefer to do what you can do yourself, we also offer a "split order" option, where you can select and order only the assistance you need.

Overview of inheritance procedures

• Notification of death to the municipal office
• Collection of all family registers of the decedent (deceased) from birth to death
• Collection of family registers of heirs (bereaved family members, relatives, others)
• Identification of heirs
• Preparation of Inheritance Diagrams
• Identification of claims (positive legacy) debts (negative legacy)
• Identify banks, securities firms, and other financial institutions and obtain balance certificates
• Identify and confirm details of life insurance policies
• Confirmation of the existence of a will
• Probate of wills in family court (self-written wills)
• Confirmation and acquisition of the existence of a will (notarized will)
• Determination of inheritance method
  (inheritance by will, inheritance by legal succession, inheritance by agreement on division of property, etc.)
• Inventory of assets
• agreement on the division of property
• Preparation of estate division agreement
• Inheritance procedures for deposits and securities
• Claims Procedure
• Notification of disposal or change of name of motor vehicle
• Notification of inheritance of agricultural land
• Forest Owner Notification
• Notification of change in property taxpayer
• Realization division or change of ownership of inherited real estate
• Inheritance tax calculation and filing

 Each of the above items are generally required procedures, and some may not be necessary depending on the nature and size of the inheritance, but there may be other procedures that are necessary.

 Different professionals may be able to assist you with different laws, such as judicial scriveners who can assist with registration, tax accountants who can assist with inheritance tax calculations, and so on.

 Real estate and automobilesEven heirs cannot dispose of property that has been registered or registered, such as property that has been registered or registered with the government, unless the necessary documents are prepared and the necessary procedures are followed.

 Some properties, such as forests and farmland, are required by law to be notified. Failure to notify may result in penalties such as a fine.

Once legally valid and sufficient documents and materials are in place, we can finally proceed with the inheritance procedures, including the disposition and division of inherited property. We can handle the inheritance procedures on behalf of our busy consultants.

We can also handle procedures that require the services of certain other firms, and we will work with our partner firms to complete the procedures. We can also introduce you to other professionals upon request.