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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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Intestate succession

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…

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Italian Inheritance Tax Calculation

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…

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Prenot@Mi: Unavailable dates for an appointment.

What to do when your local consulate has no appointment dates available. But what if there is no booking receipt, like when the “Prenot@Mi” does not show any available…

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Forced Heirship

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…

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Laws and Precedents on Italian dual Citizenship

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…

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Citizenship Cases and Courts in Italy

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…

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How Precedents Work in Italian Law

Common Law vs. Civil Law When considering the substantial differences that exist between the “case law” of a common law court decision or the “precedent” of an Italian court,…

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Your Lawyer for Italian Real Estate

Legal services for Italian real estate and property investments MY LAWYER IN ITALY®can help you with associated legal services such as Italian real estate investment and law. You may…

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Italian Inheritance Laws and Succession

Foreign citizens can be subject to Italian inheritance laws when part of their inheritance is in Italy, they are resident in Italy or have dual citizenship. For the most…

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