{"id":1120,"date":"2021-06-30T07:05:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T05:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rechtsanwalt-erbrecht.eu\/internationales-erbrecht\/faq-internationales-erbrecht\/was-muss-ich-beachten-wenn-der-nachlass-auf-mehrere-laender-verteilt-ist\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T17:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T15:49:56","slug":"what-do-i-have-to-consider-if-the-estate-is-spread-over-several-countries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rechtsanwalt-erbrecht.eu\/en\/internationales-erbrecht\/faq-internationales-erbrecht\/was-muss-ich-beachten-wenn-der-nachlass-auf-mehrere-laender-verteilt-ist\/","title":{"rendered":"What do I need to bear in mind if the estate is spread across several countries?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Question<\/strong>The deceased had bank assets in Germany and property in Spain, Italy and Portugal. What do I have to consider now?<\/p>\n

Answer<\/strong>Firstly, it depends on which inheritance law is applicable. As a rule, the entire estate - regardless of its location - is subject to this law. Subsequently, country-specific particularities, such as the acquisition of real estate, must be taken into account. In addition, there are also tax law issues. These are not resolved in accordance with inheritance law, meaning that there may be a right to tax the assets in each country. This must be examined on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n

You can find more information in our articles:<\/p>\n

Applicable law under the European Succession Regulation<\/a><\/p>\n

Country reports on the European member states<\/a><\/p>\n

Country reports on non-European countries<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Frage: Der Erblasser verf\u00fcgte \u00fcber Bankverm\u00f6gen in Deutschland und Immobilien in Spanien, Italien und Portugal. Was muss ich nun beachten? Antwort: Zun\u00e4chst kommt es darauf an, welches Erbrecht anwendbar ist. Im Regelfall wird der komplette Nachlass – unabh\u00e4ngig von seiner Belegenheit – diesem Recht unterstellt. In der Folge sind dann landesspezifische Besonderheiten, etwa beim Grundst\u00fcckserwerb, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":392,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1120","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t