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Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Private, property, family law > Personal property law > Wills & probate
Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer
Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfangen des Verlags
von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv
Quellen fur die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche
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Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.
This third volume in a series on Comparative Succession Law
concerns the entitlement of family members to override the
provisions of a deceased person's will to obtain money or assets
(or more money or assets) from the person's estate. Some countries,
notably those in the civil law tradition (such as France or
Germany), confer a pre-ordained share of the deceased's estate or
of its value on certain members of the deceased's family, and
especially on the deceased's children and spouse. Other countries,
notably those in the common law tradition (such as England, Canada,
or Australia), leave the matter to the discretion of the court, the
amount awarded depending primarily on financial need. Whichever
form it takes, mandatory family provision is both a protection
against disinheritance and also, therefore, a restriction on
testamentary freedom. The volume focuses on Europe and on countries
influenced by the European experience. In addition to detailed
treatment of the law in Austria, England and Wales, France,
Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Scotland,
and Spain, the book also has chapters on Australia and New Zealand,
South Africa, the United States, Canada, the countries of Latin
America, and the People's Republic of China. Some other countries
are covered more briefly, and there is a separate chapter on
Islamic law. The book opens with accounts of Roman law and of the
law in medieval and early-modern Europe, and it concludes with a
comparative assessment of the law as it is today in the countries
and legal traditions surveyed in this volume.
The book deliberately sets out to bridge the gap between the people
using the Court and the professionals who advise them so that all
involved can make fully informed decisions about money and welfare
at what can be a stressful time. Using plain English, it
demystifies the law, language and procedure and is enhanced by a
raft of invaluable flowcharts, tables and model documents that help
put the guidance into practice. While accessible to the non-lawyer
the book also provides the professional legal adviser with a quick,
clear first point of reference.
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