Category: Dual Citizenship

1948 Rule – The Judicial Precedents News update: On June 22, 2022, new legislation regarding Citizenship by Descent became effective (art. 36 law 206/2021). As of that date proceedings for…

Inheritance Issues that Arise in Italy Most foreigners are unaware of many Italian inheritance statutes and judicial limitations which don’t correspond to the Common Law system, and there often…

Inheritance investigation is of the utmost importance when you believe you have unclaimed inheritance assets, or believe that someone has maliciously interfered, through inheritance fraud, with your part of…

Basic rules for Writing a Will for Property Located in Italy When a testator makes a choice of law that applies Italian law to the willing of property located…

Under Italian law, there are very few instances in which children can be excluded from their inheritance. Rightful heirs can only be disinherited for serious acts against a parent,…

How Intestate Succession Works In Italy Legitimate succession, or intestate inheritance, in Italy means Italian succession by virtue of the law. It is basically the succession of relatives. The…

Calculating Your Italian Inheritance Tax In Italy taxes on inheritance fall into two main categories: estate tax (imposta di successione) and property transfer tax (imposta catastale). The imposta di…