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How to disclaim a German inheritance: the six-week deadline under § 1944 BGB, when it extends to six months, the strict Nachlassgericht form required, and the risk to a disclaiming parent's own children.
Erbrecht explained for the whole cluster: universal succession, the six-week disclaimer deadline, the compulsory share, will formalities, intestate succession, and inheritance and gift tax allowances.
How German inheritance tax (Erbschaftsteuer) works: the § 16 ErbStG allowances, the § 19 ErbStG rate table, the family home exemption, and a free calculator.
How German intestate succession actually works: the three Ordnungen under § 1924 ff. BGB, the spouse's share under § 1931 BGB, and why the extra quarter under § 1371 BGB depends on the marital property regime.
How German gift tax works: the shared allowances with inheritance tax, the ten year rule under § 14 ErbStG, the spousal home exemption, and usufruct planning.
How the German Pflichtteil works: who is entitled under § 2303 BGB, why it is a money claim rather than a share of the estate, the § 2314 BGB information claim, and when it can be reduced, stripped, or waived.
How to make a legally valid will in Germany: the handwritten Testament under § 2247 BGB, the notarial alternative, the Berliner Testament and its binding-effect trap, revocation, and why a will cannot remove the Pflichtteil.