Inheritance Law

Inheritance law regulates issues such as how to share the inheritance of a deceased or missing person, the liquidation of the inheritance, the rejection of the inheritance, and the division of the inheritance. In addition, inheritance law plays an important role in resolving legal disputes that may arise during the distribution of inheritance.

In inheritance law, many emotional and practical issues can arise, and therefore, the help of a professional lawyer is crucial. Especially in the case of a large asset, the shares are usually more problematic and are transferred to the courts.

Some important points to consider in the field of inheritance law are:

1. Definition of Inheritance:

– Inheritance refers to the process of transferring assets (immovable, movable, cash, etc.) to the heirs upon the death of a person.

2. Heirs:

– Heirs are the legal heirs of the deceased or those designated by will. The heirs are generally arranged as descendants (children), spouse and mother/ancestor (parents).

3. Legal Heiress:

– Legal heirship is when the heir is the legal heir of the deceased. The legal heirs are determined in order.

– Example:* Children and spouse are first-degree heirs. Parents and siblings are the second-degree heirs.

4. Inheritance by Will:

– Inheritance by will is when a person leaves his assets to the heirs he determines in writing or verbally before he dies. This is regulated according to the last will of the inheritor.

5. Inheritance Sharing:

– The division of inheritance is done by determining the rights of the heirs. The inheritance is divided equally among all the heirs, if there is only a will, then there may be a different arrangement.

6. Testament:

– A will is a legal document that specifies how the assets of the people who will inherit will be shared. Certain legal conditions must be met for the validity of wills.

7. Refusal of Inheritance:

– The heirs have the right to refuse the inheritance along with the above-mentioned conditions. This is an important asset in order not to incur losses due to debts to the inheritor.

8. Interim Management of Inheritance:

– After the death of the inheritor, it may be necessary to establish an “interim administration” until the assets are shared among the heirs.

9. Inheritance Tax:

– He is required to pay a certain tax on the value of the inherited property. Inheritance tax rates depend on the size of the assets and the legal status of the heirs.

10. International Law of Inheritance:

– The inheritance of persons who own property in foreign countries is treated within the framework of the rules of international law. There may be contrasts between the inheritance laws of different countries.

Since inheritance law is full of unforeseen situations, seeking professional legal advice is critical both to protect the rights of the heirs and to ensure that the inheritance proceedings are carried out properly.

There are different types of lawsuits in inheritance law and we provide professional services with our nearly 20 years of experience in all of these cases.

As Terlemez Law Firm, some of the services we offer to our Domestic and Foreign Clients within the scope of Inheritance Law with our expert lawyer staff;

• Probate writ
• Determination of the estate
• Case for dissolution of partnership
• Lawsuit for cancellation of savings
• Tenkis case
• Equalization case
• Cases related to the seizure of property from the inheritance
• Appropriation lawsuit due to inheritance
• Muris collusion cases
• Inheritance cases resulting from non-contentious judicial proceedings