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Disputes and entitlements
An heir will not cooperate: help with a stalled estate
Is an heir blocking distribution? Find out which documents you need, how a civil-law notary can help and when you need an inheritance lawyer.
Read article →Dutch lawClaiming a reserved share: deadlines, information and help from a lawyer
Want to protect your reserved share? Distinguish making a claim from receiving payment, gather the right information and have an approaching deadline assessed.
Read article →Dutch lawDisinherited by a parent: what is your position and when do you need a lawyer?
Disinherited as a child? Check the will, distinguish being an heir from having a monetary claim and prepare carefully for a meeting with an inheritance lawyer.
Read article →Dutch lawRemoving an executor: serious grounds, evidence and a focused application
Do you believe an executor is failing in their duties? Check the role, record concrete facts and have removal or an interim measure assessed.
Read article →Dutch lawChallenging a will: testamentary capacity, evidence and assessment by a lawyer
Have doubts about a will? Distinguish a painful outcome from legal defects, gather targeted facts and have your litigation position assessed.
Read article →Dutch lawCourt proceedings to divide an estate: lawyer, evidence and preparation
Unable to agree on distribution? Identify the actual disputed points, prepare the documents needed and have a lawyer assess the appropriate procedure.
Read article →Dutch lawNo information about the estate: what can an heir request and when can a lawyer help?
Not receiving estate information? Establish your position, request specific documents and have a lawyer assess what information you may demand.
Read article →Dutch lawClaiming a legacy: information, payment and delivery
Is your legacy unpaid or an executor withholding information? Examine the will, calculation and payment becoming due before bringing a claim.
Read article →Dutch lawDo you need an inheritance lawyer or a notary? Choose help suited to your dispute
Has an estate stalled? Distinguish notarial investigation, joint administration and representation of your own interests, and prepare a focused request for help.
Read article →Dutch lawMoney missing from an estate: investigation and recovery
Is money missing from an inheritance? Ask an inheritance lawyer to investigate bank transactions, authority and possible recovery.
Read article →Dutch lawA gift concealed in an inheritance: what can you do?
Is an heir concealing a gift? Have it investigated whether there was a valid gift, a repayment claim or an infringement of your reserved portion.
Read article →Dutch lawAbuse of a power of attorney discovered after death
Do you suspect misuse of a bank power of attorney or living will? Have authority, management, evidence and possible repayment to the estate assessed.
Read article →Dutch lawAttachment of an estate: safeguarding assets or lifting an attachment
Is inheritance money at risk of disappearing, or is an attachment blocking administration? Read which claim, documents and procedure an inheritance lawyer investigates.
Read article →Dutch lawAn advance on an inheritance: when can you request payment?
Do you need money from the estate already? Read how to substantiate an advance, which debts take priority and when a lawyer can assess proceedings.
Read article →Dutch lawAn inheritance settlement agreement: making clear arrangements
Settling an inheritance dispute? Check parties, authority, unknown debts, taxes and full and final release before confirming arrangements.
Read article →Dutch lawAn unknown or untraceable heir: how can administration proceed?
Read which steps are needed for unknown or unreachable heirs, when a liquidator can help and why an inheritance share does not simply lapse.
Read article →Dutch lawEnforcing a claim against the surviving spouse: when is it possible?
Read when a child's share held as a claim against the surviving spouse becomes due, what a will changes and how to establish the amount, interest and information.
Read article →Dutch lawStepchildren and inheritance: when do you have an entitlement?
A stepchild does not inherit automatically. Read what a will can arrange, how statutory division works and why inheritance law and inheritance tax differ.
Read article →Acceptance and debts
Debts in an estate: investigate your position before paying or distributing
Discovered debts after a death? Check acceptance, the estate and creditors, and have personal liability assessed in time.
Read article →Dutch lawRenouncing an inheritance: declaration, consequences for children and when help is needed
Want to refuse an estate? First check your earlier actions and subsequent heirs, and prepare the correct court declaration.
Read article →Dutch lawAccepting an inheritance under benefit of inventory: protection and help with administration
Uncertain about estate debts? Learn how acceptance under benefit of inventory works, the administration that follows and when legal help is sensible.
Read article →Dutch lawLiquidating an estate: rules, creditors and when a lawyer is needed
Does an estate require liquidation? Establish who may act, inventory debts and prepare reporting, sales and payments carefully.
Read article →Dutch lawAccepting or renouncing an inheritance: choose before disposing of assets
Received an inheritance? Compare unconditional acceptance, acceptance under benefit of inventory and renunciation, and have actions and risks assessed before choosing.
Read article →Dutch lawA minor child inherits: acceptance, renunciation and protection
A child under 18 inherits. Learn about acceptance under benefit of inventory, permission to renounce, deadlines and the legal representative's role.
Read article →Dutch lawRemoving a liquidator: serious grounds and procedure
Do you want a liquidator removed? Have the role, serious grounds, evidence and succession assessed before applying to the district court.
Read article →Dutch lawAppointing a liquidator: preparing a district court application
Is liquidation deadlocked? Read who can seek appointment, which documents are needed and how to prepare necessity, a candidate and costs with a lawyer.
Read article →Estate information and division
Need a certificate of inheritance? Investigation, delay and help with a dispute
Does a bank or notary request a certificate of inheritance? Learn what it proves, why investigation is needed and how to prepare when delayed.
Read article →Dutch lawObtaining a will after death: the register, notary and missing information
Want to know whether a will exists? Distinguish registration from contents, check your interest and prepare questions for the notary.
Read article →Dutch lawPreparing an estate inventory: recording assets, debts and missing documents
Inventorying an inheritance? Prepare a verifiable overview, distinguish ownership from balances and learn when a notary or lawyer is needed.
Read article →Dutch lawStatutory distribution: your inheritance share and claim against the survivor
What does a child receive under statutory distribution and when is payment made? Learn about the monetary claim, records, inheritance tax and disputes.
Read article →Dutch lawWhat may an executor do? Duties, sales, information and limits
An executor administers the estate but does not automatically have unlimited powers. Check the appointment, powers under the will and your right to information.
Read article →Dutch lawDistributing an estate when heirs disagree
Is an heir refusing to cooperate with distribution? Establish assets, debts and authority, and understand how an inheritance lawyer and the court can help.
Read article →Dutch lawGifts and inheritance: must an earlier gift be brought into account?
Distinguish bringing gifts into account, the reserved share, a loan and inheritance tax. Document earlier gifts before signing the distribution agreement.
Read article →Dutch lawRevoking an estate power of attorney: authority, bank and lawyer
Do you want to revoke an estate power of attorney? Examine the deed, notify the bank and notary, and have pending transactions and future management assessed.
Read article →Dutch lawThe executor fails to account: what next?
Are bank statements or explanations from the executor missing? Prepare a targeted information request and have the account, costs and next steps assessed.
Read article →Dutch lawImplementing and interpreting a will: what applies to unclear provisions?
Is a will unclear? Read how interpretation works, which documents help and how to distinguish implementation, validity and proceedings.
Read article →Dutch lawA dispute over estate management: arrangements and judicial assistance
Disagreement about managing an inheritance? Read about joint authority, urgent costs, a management arrangement and the difference from division.
Read article →Practical estate administration
A home in an estate: taking it over, selling or resolving a dispute
Inherited a house and disagree about sale, mortgage or a buyout? Learn which information and agreements are needed and when an inheritance lawyer helps.
Read article →Dutch lawAn inheritance with foreign connections: which law applies and who can help?
An estate with foreign assets, residence or heirs? First determine the applicable law, competent authority and documents needed.
Read article →Dutch lawA cohabiting partner has died: do you inherit and which documents are needed?
Lived together unmarried and your partner has died? Check the will, your own property and contract before assuming inheritance or housing rights.
Read article →Dutch lawBanking after a death: access, payments and disputed withdrawals
Which banking matters can continue after a death? Establish account authority, required documents and disputed payments before distributing funds.
Read article →Dutch lawPreparing an inheritance-tax return during an inheritance dispute
Prepare valuation evidence, clear responsibilities and the correct filing deadline. Address missing information between heirs specifically.
Read article →Dutch lawDigital estate: who may request access, preserve data or delete it?
Handle a digital estate carefully. Separate authority, account access and ownership, and prepare a focused request or disputed refusal.
Read article →Dutch lawBusiness assets in an estate: who decides whether to continue or close?
A business owner has died. Clarify authority, business risks and urgent tasks, then prepare continuation, transfer or division with suitable assistance.
Read article →Dutch lawInheritance-law costs: who pays the lawyer, notary and estate administration?
Separate personal legal fees, estate expenses and litigation risk. Prepare a fee agreement or disputed invoice carefully.
Read article →Dutch lawUsufruct in an estate: rights, costs and disputes
Usufruct in an inheritance: distinguish testamentary and maintenance rights, safeguard deadlines and agree arrangements for the home, money and maintenance.
Read article →Dutch lawA dispute about inheritance value: valuation and reference date
Disagreement about a home, business or contents? Separate tax value, division value and reference date, and prepare an independent valuation.
Read article →Dutch lawRemaining in the home as an heir: arrangements and compensation for use
An heir lives in the inherited home. Read how use, costs, buyout, access and possible compensation for use must be assessed.
Read article →Dutch lawAn exclusion clause in an inheritance: separate assets and evidence
What does an exclusion clause mean for your inheritance? Read about matrimonial community property, joint accounts, reimbursement rights and evidence.
Read article →Dutch lawBusiness succession through inheritance: control, valuation and tax
Inherited a business? Read who may act, how to arrange succession and buyout, and which conditions of the Dutch business succession relief require attention in 2026.
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