Compulsory Share

The compulsory share is a right of the descendants of the deceased, the spouse or registered partner or the parents of the deceased. Among the descendants are the matrimonial and non-marital children as well as the adoptive children of the deceased and their children and children.

So, before it can be determined whether someone is entitled to a compulsory share or not the legal succession hat to be clarified first. It is also necessary that the person entitled to the compulsory share was excluded from the inheritance by last will or refused the inheritance.

The compulsory share is half of the statutory inheritance that a statutory heir has.