{"id":1121,"date":"2021-06-30T07:04:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T05:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rechtsanwalt-erbrecht.eu\/internationales-erbrecht\/faq-internationales-erbrecht\/welches-erbrecht-ist-anwendbar\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T17:49:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T15:49:57","slug":"which-inheritance-law-is-applicable","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rechtsanwalt-erbrecht.eu\/en\/internationales-erbrecht\/faq-internationales-erbrecht\/welches-erbrecht-ist-anwendbar\/","title":{"rendered":"Which inheritance law is applicable?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Question<\/strong>The deceased is a German citizen but died abroad. Which inheritance law is applicable?<\/p>\n

Answer<\/strong>This depends on the country in which the testator usually resided at the time of death. It is also necessary to check whether the testator made a choice of law and whether this is effective. You can find further information in our Article on the applicable law under the European Succession Regulation<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Frage: Der Erblasser ist deutscher Staatsb\u00fcrger, aber im Ausland verstorben. Welches Erbrecht ist anwendbar? Antwort: Das kommt darauf an, in welchem Staat der Erblasser sich zum Zeitpunkt seines Todes gew\u00f6hnlich aufgehalten hat. Dar\u00fcber hinaus ist zu pr\u00fcfen, ob der Erblasser eine Rechtswahl getroffen hat und ob diese wirksam ist. Weitere Informationen erhalten Sie in unserem […]<\/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-1121","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