Estate administration

Administering the estate of a deceased person can be an involved and complicated process - particularly when significant accumulated wealth is involved.

Kromann Reumert's Private Clients group provides advice on estate administration, including assisting beneficiaries.

Our advice extends to matters such as:

undivided possession of the estate as regards community propertyrenunciation of inheritance (with or without consideration)
release of the estate
realisation of assets
managing liabilities
asset valuation
continued postponement of deferred tax
distributing inheritance, including retrospectively
preparing opening estate inventory
selecting the closing date for the estate
preparing estate accounts and tax returns
representing beneficiaries
dispute resolution and litigation in inheritance and estate administration issues
handling pensions and life insurances, including contesting benefits
representing creditors of (insolvent) estates.