Last will and testament
If someone dies, his property passes to one or more other persons. Inheritance law designates who these persons are. If you want your estate, in whole or in part, to be inherited differently than statutory regulations prescribe, you need to make a last will and testament.
With a last will and testament you can determine what has to happen after your death. First, you can indicate in it who receives the possessions (and debts) left behind. However, a last will and testament give you the chance to have many other matters laid down as well:
- the position of the surviving parent
- custody of the children
- to have the estate obtained by the children put under administration
- exclusion of spouses or partners of your children
- who handles your estate
- wishes regarding your funeral or cremation
- specific objects or amounts of money that you want to bequeath to certain persons
(specific legacies)