Compulsory Share – German Federal Court of Justice specifies requirements for the application of foreign inheritance law

Dealing with potential claims to a compulsory share is regularly a crucial issue in estate planning. This is particularly true in the case of cross-border successions – whether the future testator and the potential claimants of the compulsory share live in different states or the assets are distributed internationally (or both). A recent ruling by the German Federal Court of Justice now provides more legal certainty.