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Inheritance: Don’t Let Your Italian Family Home Go to Auction

Inheriting a historic family villa, seaside apartment, or agricultural estate in Italy alongside siblings or co-heirs often leads to a common stalemate. One heir might want to keep the house, while others want their share paid out in cash. When an inherited property cannot be physically divided into equal separate apartments (bene non comodamente divisibile), […]

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Paternity test ruled admissible, despite alleged father being deceased

ln 2014 Italy’s Supreme Court ruled on a paternity case that had begun nearly twenty years earlier, concerning a paternity test ruled admissible despite the alleged father being deceased….

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Adverse possession of jointly-owned properties by family members

Adverse possession, also known as “squatter’s rights”, is a legal principle in which an individual who does not have a legal title to a piece of property can acquire…

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How suppressing a will can lead to being excluded from succession

In July 2019 Italy’s Supreme Court of Cassation affirmed that the suppression or voluntary destruction of a will can result in the perpetrator being excluded from succession (Cassazione n….

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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….

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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…

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Inheritance in Italy: What is 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…

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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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The work and life of American citizens in Italy

Work and life of American citizens in Italy American citizens looking to relocate to Italy for work, temporarily or permanently, must first obtain a work permit from their prospective…

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What’s Involved in the Publication of a Will?

A last will and testament can appear in three forms: Public (dictated to a notary and signed in front of two witnesses), Secret (delivered to a notary in a…

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