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Notariaat Wellens

Personal wealth and inheritance advice

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YOUR PREPARATION · ADVICE

Specific documents for your meeting. Indicate what is ready, where you need help, and what is not applicable.

Prepare what you already have. A missing document is no reason to postpone your first appointment. We will discuss what we can obtain for you.

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Which documents should I provide?

Marriage contract and amendments

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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To review

Wills and extrajudicial protection mandates

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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To review

Deeds of gift

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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To review

Overview of assets, income and debts

Provide the complete version with date, attachments and later amendments. Do you not have this document or do you not know if it exists? Select “Help needed” and discuss it with the office.

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To review

Share register/articles of association if business

Request the most recent version from your accountant or company manager. Add changes and attachments; the office determines which additional reports are needed.

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To review

What do we record?

We examine the documents and legal implications. You do not need to work out the arrangement yourself beforehand. We will agree on which missing documents we can request.

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"It prevents the fear of losing from becoming more important than the quality of the choice you make."
Paul Wellens

Your questions, step by step

You do not need to have a fully developed plan yet. We start with your family, your wishes and what you yourself need to live on with peace of mind.

Why do I go to the notaire for this?

The civil-law notary brings together your existing agreements and compares what you want to arrange for yourself, your partner and other loved ones. Advice can also show that a planned transfer is better postponed.

How do I protect my family and arrange my estate?
  1. Make an overview of family, assets, income and existing documents.

  2. Compare the consequences of possible arrangements during life and after death.

  3. Only then choose which deeds or other steps will be carried out.

How does this proceed and how long does it take?

There is no general turnaround time. Health, a planned sale or foreign interests may influence the order.

Each chosen arrangement has its own formalities.

Which documents should I provide to the notaire?
What does the notaire do and investigate?
  • What facts, existing documents and applicable rules apply?
  • What do different scenarios mean for your family?
  • What must you keep for living expenses and care?
  • Which concrete next steps are legally and practically feasible?

We agree on which searches the office will conduct and which information you, your bank or another expert will provide.

What do I check before the next step?

Check what you keep yourself, who gets which rights and how the arrangements work together. Ask what happens with a different order of death.

What else must I arrange afterwards?

Keep an overview of the chosen agreements and review them after a major life event. Not every advice immediately leads to a deed.

Which practical tips can help me?

Start with your future housing and care needs. An arrangement must also remain viable when your circumstances change.

What do these words mean?
Succession Planning
Thinking ahead about protection and transfer of your assets.
Usufruct
the right to use or income from a property.
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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General explanation for your preparation. The rules and documents that apply to you are determined based on your file.