Inheritance Law in Croatia
Inheritance Law is the field of law dealing with the distribution of a person’s money and property after their death. The inheritance proceeding is a proceeding which is instituted following the death of a person, after court receives the death certificate of the testator or an equivalent document. It is often advised to hire a lawyer specialized in inheritance law to help navigate through often complex inheritance procedures. Zoric Law Firm based in Zagreb, Croatia, is here to help.
In Croatia, most citizens either make a will or they leave their legacy to be divided according to the law.
Lifelong support agreements in Croatia
In Croatia, Lifelong support agreement is often misused since the supporters often don’t take care of the dependants but often receive a return, usually, a real estate. Non-relatives usually profit from this agreement and many legal disputes emerge between them and decadent’s relatives after the decadent is deceased.
Thus, it is recommended to the elderly to divide their legacy as they want, with an agreement signed during their life. It would be best to divide it with the cession and distribution of legacy. It is important to mention that this agreement needs to be signed while the decadent still has legal capacity.
Inheritance Lawyer – Services
Zoric Law Office provides the following services in the field of Inheritance Law:
- Legal counseling and drafting of last wills and testaments;
- Drafting contracts on property division in case of death;
- Legal representation in probate proceedings;
- Filing demands for the issuing of death certificates;
- Bringing forward motions to commence composition proceedings;
- Division of estate after the finality of the court or notary public ruling;
- Representation of heirs and other persons of interest in composition proceedings in front of the competent courts and notary publics;
- Transfer of inheritance shares;
- Relinquishment of inheritance shares;
- Drafting lifelong support agreements and contracts for support until death
- Civil litigation between heirs and other parties (over the estate composition, demands for returning gifts, claims for statutory shares, renouncement of inheritance, claims to tout a testament as null and void).
About Zoric Law Office
Zoric Law Office continues a long and successful tradition of providing legal services that has been in the Zoric family for generations. Our main goal is to provide a complete, high-quality and efficient legal support tailored to specific needs of each individual client. Therefore, in order to provide a seamless professional service, we collaborate with renowned experts from various fields.