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Italian American Dual Citizenship: the most common problems and how to overcome them

One way of acquiring Italian American dual citizenship is by descent, meaning petitioners will need to identify their most recent ancestor born in Italy and work backwards from there….

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Tony Soprano’s Will: Italian and American Inheritance Laws

Beyond the high asset value (estimated at $70 million), many experts found hiw will to be poorly constructed, due to unwise tax planning and inadequate real estate structures. According…

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Paternity test ruled admissible, despite alleged father being deceased

The case in question involves a relationship between a wealthy man and his secretary and director of domestic staff, which resulted in a daughter being born but never recognized…

InheritanceJudicial

Adverse possession of jointly-owned properties by family members

All these questions were addressed in a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Italy (Court of Cassation). The court reaffirmed that use of a property over a…

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How suppressing a will can lead to being excluded from succession

The court outlines two conditions for this sanction to be applied: b) the voluntary destruction of a will. In cases where an heir is accused of destroying a will,…

InheritanceJudicial

Joint bank account succession: How it works and how much you pay

The first steps to take in a succession for joint bank accounts are the same as in any other succession, i.e. declaration of succession to the Italian tax authority….

Inheritance

What happens if a Declaration of Succession misses its deadline?

By law, succession must be declared within 12 months of its opening (generally considered the date of the testator’s death), with penalties levied for both delays and omission. Despite…

Inheritance

Mandatory Declaration of Succession

What is a declaration of succession? In cases where there are multiple heirs to the estate, only one submission declaring succession is required. If real estate is involved, recording…

Inheritance

No tax obligations on those renouncing inheritance

Italian Supreme Court Rules No Inheritance Tax on those Renouncing Inheritance The Court of Cassation (Italian Supreme Court) affirmed, with the recent ordinance no. 21006 of 22 July 2021,…

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