Death certificate if available
Provide what you already have from the municipality, bank or notaire. If a document is missing, provide the name, date and place of death. The office will check what it can obtain itself.
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YOUR PREPARATION · INHERITANCE
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Family details and foreign civil status documents
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Marriage Contract and Wills
Provide the full text and any amendments. Look in your deed folder or Mijn akten. Not everything is digitally available; if necessary, indicate which office drafted the deed.
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Existing inheritance succession documents
Provide what you already have from the municipality, bank or notaire. If a document is missing, provide the name, date and place of death. The office will check what it can obtain itself.
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Bank letters and deeds of ownership
Search in your deed folder, Izimi or Mijn akten. Cannot find the deed? Provide the address, estimated date and possibly the previous notarial office; we will see how to request a copy.
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Your questions, step by step
After a death it is not always clear who is authorised to arrange what. We help determine who inherits and which document you need.
Why do I go to the notaire for this?
The civil-law notary investigates who is heir, which wills or matrimonial agreements apply and which proof document is necessary. A certificate can, in simple cases, also be obtained via the competent government service.
How do I know who inherits and who may act?
Report the death and provide the family details and available documents.
The office examines registers, family ties and the relevant agreements.
With the appropriate certificate or deed, further arrangements with the bank and other authorities can be followed up.
How does this proceed and how long does it take?
The duration depends on family details, foreign documents and any fiscal or social declarations. Do not wait for the bank clearance to consider the inheritance tax return deadline.
Which documents should I provide to the notaire?
What does the notaire do and investigate?
- Who are the heirs?
- Are there wills, matrimonial agreements or foreign connecting factors?
- Who can act validly?
- Which deed, notifications and possible real estate formalities are necessary?
We agree on which searches the office will conduct and which information you, your bank or another expert will provide.
What should I pay attention to before I sign?
Check all heirs, their rights and representation. An inheritance succession document is not the same as a final division or fiscal declaration.
Is a passage still unclear? Feel free to ask for an explanation with an example from your own situation. Only sign when you understand what you are agreeing to.
What else must I arrange afterwards?
Provide the required document to banks and authorities. Discuss the declaration, any real estate formalities and the division separately.
Which practical tips can help me?
Bring letters from different banks together. This prevents the file having to be explained again per account.
What do these words mean?
- Inheritance succession
- who, after a death, steps into the rights and obligations of the deceased.
- Certificate or deed of succession
- a document establishing the inheritance succession.
Where can I find more explanation or help?
You do not have to phrase your question in legal terms. Tell what concerns you, what you want to arrange and if an important date is approaching.
We will look together at the next step. We agree in advance on how the office will assist you and what costs are involved.
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