Your specialist lawyer for Inheritance Law
«Like every person, every family is unique and requires individualized advice and assistance.»
- Dr. Edgar H. Paltzer, LL.M.
I am your specialist lawyer for inheritance law for a wide variety of issues that life throws at you. These include, above all, inheritance law, testaments and inheritance contracts, inheritance and matrimonial property law issues, gifts, asset structuring, business succession, foundations and trusts, art law, litigation and management of proceedings, execution of wills, representation of heirs and division of estates, tax law for private individuals and everything that affects their assets.
You are an heir or heiress and need advice on ...
- what your rights and obligations are.
- what you should do after the death of a relative.
- whether you should accept the inheritance.
- how to obtain a certificate of inheritance.
- how to deal with co-heirs.
- how you can claim your compulsory portion.
- how to defend yourself against disinheritance.
- how to defend yourself against claims by other heirs.
- how to interpret a will.
- how to dissolve a community of heirs.
You are planning your inheritance and would like to clarify ...
- whether you need a will.
- how to organize your estate.
- whether you should conclude a marriage or inheritance contract.
- whether and how you can make a gift.
- which tax questions arise.
- whether you need an executor.
- who will manage your assets after your death.
- how to issue a mandate in case of incapacity.
- how to formulate an advance care directive.
- who will manage the assets of minors.
- whether and how to set up a foundation or trust.
You have a dispute in an estate and want to determine ...
- how you should react.
- what your rights are.
- how you can defend yourself.
- what legal actions are available.
- who can represent you in a lawsuit.
- who represents your minor child.
You have an inheritance abroad and would like to know …
- what the general situation is.
- who can assist you.
- how you can coordinate issues at home and abroad.
- how you can find a local lawyer.
- what international tax issues arise.
- how to buy a property.
- how to plan a change of residence.
You need advice concerning your assets ...
- as a married person with descendants.
- as a (married) partner with children.
- as a patchwork family.
- in cohabitation.
- in a registered partnership.
- as a person or couple without descendants.
- as a property owner in Switzerland or abroad.
- as an entrepreneur.
- as a person with several residences.