Category: Real Property

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…

How forced heirship works in Italy and who is affected In Italy the forced heirship law states that the closest family members (spouses, children, in some cases parents) are entitled…

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 the establishment of Italian citizenship…

Claiming Your Citizenship Before The Italian Courts While you can apply for dual citizenship at any Italian consulate in the world, or at the city hall of an Italian…