Five steps. You are involved in one of them.
Most clients send documents once, approve a plan, and hear from us again when the estate is settled.
Our Five-Step Inheritance Process
Send us the documents
Forward the inheritance letter, will or court notice by email. We review everything and reply in English — usually within 48 hours.
We analyse the case
We identify the assets, the heirs, the applicable law, the deadlines and the tax exposure, then send you a written plan with costs.
We run probate
We obtain the Certificate of Inheritance and deal with the German probate court, notaries, banks and land registries on your behalf.
We settle tax and formalities
We handle the inheritance tax return, estate debts, asset transfers and every piece of cross-border paperwork.
You receive the inheritance
The net estate is transferred to you, with a final account of what happened and why. Most clients never set foot in Germany.
How long it usually takes
- Week 1Document review, first written assessment and cost estimate.
- Month 1 – 3Probate application, Certificate of Inheritance, asset tracing.
- Month 3 – 9Tax filing, debt settlement, property and bank transfers.
- ClosingDistribution of the net estate and final report.
Step one takes you ten minutes
Attach what Germany sent you and write two lines about your situation. We do the rest.