{"id":11991,"date":"2021-11-03T15:57:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T13:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/our-expertise\/inheritance-and-legacies\/"},"modified":"2022-08-17T17:33:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T15:33:04","slug":"inheritance-and-legacies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/en\/our-expertise\/inheritance-and-legacies\/","title":{"rendered":"Inheritance &#038; Legacies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><header class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--link_hover_color: #bd0f23;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:0%;--awb-margin-bottom:0%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row 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fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep- sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">INHERITANCE AND LEGACIES<\/h3><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep- sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p><strong>Inheritance law is a real specialization in the legal profession. Inheritance disputes are often legally complex and emotionally burdensome for those involved. It hurts when, after the loss of a dear family member, an argument over the estate arises.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>What makes inheritance law complex?<\/h3>\n<p>Inheritance law was originally aimed at the blood ties: the inheritance went entirely to the children, at the expense of the partner. Over the years, more and more exceptions have been made to improve the position of the surviving partner (the widow or widower).<\/p>\n<p>If there is a second marriage or relationship, a capital shift sometimes takes place that can be to the detriment of the children from the first marriage. From a legal point of view, this shift is not always justified.<\/p>\n<p>Inheritance law is further complicated because it is often necessary to look back at the financial history, for example gifts that must be taken into account when distributing.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, there are all kinds of wills with different consequences.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image2-19.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-6721 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image2-19.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image2-19.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image2-19.jpg 834w, https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image2-19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image2-19-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image2-19-601x401.jpg 601w, https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image2-19-606x405.jpg 606w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>What does a notary do and what does a lawyer do<\/h3>\n<p>A <em>notary<\/em> primarily makes wills with which someone can arrange the division of his estate. A lawyer cannot make a will. Both lawyers and civil-law notaries deal with the settlement of estates, but from a different role. A notary is neutral. He can mediate when problems arise, but he cannot go to court when decisions have to be made.<\/p>\n<p>A <em>lawyer<\/em> can. A lawyer can litigate in court (which only lawyers can do). A lawyer therefore has a different role than the notary. A lawyer acts exclusively for his client (this can also be several clients at the same time, because several heirs can have the same interest). It is not the case that a lawyer always goes to court for his client, on the contrary: the lawyer can also use other means to resolve a dispute about an inheritance.<\/p>\n<p>But the added value of a lawyer lies in the fact that he can go to court if necessary. A procedure is the ultimate means of making a decision. A neutral civil-law notary, however much he knows about inheritance law, cannot use this means \u2013 which is sometimes necessary.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image3-21.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-6722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image3-21.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image3-21.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image3-21.jpg 939w, https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image3-21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image3-21-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image3-21-601x401.jpg 601w, https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image3-21-606x404.jpg 606w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The purpose of inheritance<\/h3>\n<p>Legislation on inheritance concerns on the one hand the way in which someone if he is still alive can make decisions about his assets after his death. This can be done through a will. For example, in a will you can include bequests (a type of donation that must be settled after death), institute an administration, disinherit someone (within certain limits), or even disinherit someone completely (which can be challenged by that person because the legal limits , the so-called legitimate portion, have been exceeded). The position of the surviving partner is also important. Now everyone makes a will. Then legal basic rules apply.<\/p>\n<p>After death, the rules of inheritance are aimed at the settlement of the estate. If disputes arise about this, an heir can ask a lawyer to take action.<\/p>\n<p>Inheritance disputes can have all kinds of backgrounds: it can concern the reversal of a disinheritance, the realization of a division, a bequest, the continued use of a house, and so on. If you engage a lawyer in a matter of inheritance, the ultimate goal is always to resolve the dispute in accordance with the legal rules.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image4-23.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-6723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image4-23.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image4-23.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image4-23.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image4-23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image4-23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image4-23-601x400.jpg 601w, https:\/\/www.hupkesadvocaten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image4-23-606x404.jpg 606w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Matrimonial property regime affects inheritance distribution<\/h3>\n<p>In the case of marriages, the division of the inheritance is also influenced by the matrimonial property regime. If the house (for many people the most important possession) is in the name of the woman, and the man dies, then the house is not part of the inheritance if there is a prenuptial agreement with cold exclusion. If the house is in the name of the man under that type of prenuptial agreement, the house will inherit.<\/p>\n<p>In community of property, the house does not inherit in its entirety, because half belongs to the other partner, who already owns his or her half. When distributing estates, it is therefore first necessary to consider the settlement of prenuptial agreements, community of property or a so-called \u201climited community\u201d (for example, a joint house of unmarried cohabitants).<\/p>\n<h3>Acceptance and Rejection, Negative Legacy<\/h3>\n<p>Unfortunately, not every legacy is positive. If the deceased is in debt, it may be wise to reject an inheritance. The heir may not (selectively) take property with him, otherwise he risks having to pay the debts after all. If the heir himself has debts that exceed the inheritance, it can be tempting to reject the inheritance (so that the inheritance ends up with a grandchild). 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