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 to the terms of Mr. Gandolfini’s will, a home he owned in Italy was to be split equally between Michael – Gandolfini’s first son – and […]
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 lawful ownership based on continuous possession or occupation. In Italy adverse possession is usually invoked when those possessing the property have occupied it for at least […]