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Who inherits without a will, and what a will changes

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Question 1 of 6

Question 1 of 6

A business owner leaves one child and both parents, no will and no spouse. Who inherits?

Question 2 of 6

Question 2 of 6

A grandchild whose mother died before the deceased has a sister. What do the two receive?

Question 3 of 6

Question 3 of 6

Spouses without a marriage contract, two children, no will. What fraction does the surviving spouse inherit?

Question 4 of 6

Question 4 of 6

What can a co-heir in principle demand at any time under section 2042 BGB?

Question 5 of 6

Question 5 of 6

A business owner types her will on a laptop, prints it and signs it by hand. Is it valid as a handwritten will?

Question 6 of 6

Question 6 of 6

After his wife's death a widower wants to change the mutually dependent appointment of the children as final heirs in their Berlin will. What applies as a rule?

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