Demanding to draft a will?

• Inheritance Law
• Private Clients

Writing a will seems simple. Think about what should happen to the assets after death, write down these wishes by hand on a piece of paper, add place, date and signature and that’s it.

A will drawn up in this way would be formally valid. Even in supposedly simple circumstances, questions often arise as to the content, which require a more in-depth analysis of the overall situation. For example, how do you proceed if all children are to be treated equally, but the assets consist almost exclusively of one asset (e.g. a property or a company)? How can one avoid conflicts that are already foreseeable when drawing up the will? How do you ensure that the will is actually found and submitted to the probate office after death?

Every will must be tailored to the testator, his or her wishes and environment. The various instruments of inheritance law must be chosen and combined accordingly.

A will with ambiguous, contradictory or even illegal content can have exactly the opposite effect to that desired by the testator. Those affected would challenge such a will and have it declared invalid; it would lead to disputes among the heirs rather than to a settlement of the estate as free of conflict as possible. We support you in avoiding such Trojan horses.