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Contract of Inheritance

A contractually binding arrangement of the estate.

Unlike a will, a contract of inheritance is concluded with another person and is binding; it cannot be changed unilaterally. It must be notarized.

The relevant statutes

§ 2274 BGB

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Inheritance contract: settling in a binding way who gets what

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