Posts tagged #probate proceedings
All PostsObligation to Disclose a Private Foundation within an Estate
Civil LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) had to consider the question of the extent to which a person entitled to a compulsory share may demand information from a private foundation established (or co-established) by the tes...
Partial acceptance of inheritance and provisional renunciation of inheritance
Civil LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (OGH) decides on Legal Succession of Intestate Decedents. No substantiated basis for disqualification from inheritance In the present case, the testator passed away in 2023 intestate, survived by two daughters (the first an...
Austrian OGH: Only Estate-Related Parts of Probate Halted by Insolvency
Civil LawIn the case at hand, upon the passing of the testator in 2023, probate proceedings commenced. The son and daughter contested the appointment of an estate administrator, challenged the approval of the insolvency application, and objected to the denial...