{"id":65691,"date":"2026-03-06T08:52:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T07:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klauberg.legal\/?p=65691"},"modified":"2026-03-06T08:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T07:59:12","slug":"%f0%9d%97%99%f0%9d%97%bc%f0%9d%97%bf%f0%9d%97%b0%f0%9d%97%b2%f0%9d%97%b1-%f0%9d%97%9b%f0%9d%97%b2%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%97%bf%f0%9d%98%80%f0%9d%97%b5%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%97%bd-%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%97%bb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klauberg.legal\/en\/%f0%9d%97%99%f0%9d%97%bc%f0%9d%97%bf%f0%9d%97%b0%f0%9d%97%b2%f0%9d%97%b1-%f0%9d%97%9b%f0%9d%97%b2%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%97%bf%f0%9d%98%80%f0%9d%97%b5%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%97%bd-%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%97%bb\/","title":{"rendered":"Forced Heirship in International Succession: Balancing Freedom and Mandatory Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cross-border succession in the EU isn\u2019t always straightforward. Even with Regulation (EU) No 650\/2012 providing clarity on jurisdiction and applicable law, national forced heirship rules can significantly limit testamentary freedom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points to know:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Forced heirship reserves a fixed portion of an estate for close relatives, affecting how assets can be distributed.<\/li>\n<li>The scope of these rules varies widely across Member States \u2013 from strict regimes in France, Spain, and Italy to more flexible approaches in Germany, Latvia, and Nordic countries.<\/li>\n<li>Individuals can mitigate risks by choosing the law of their nationality, but careful planning is essential.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Understanding these rules is crucial for reducing disputes and ensuring your succession wishes are respected across borders.<\/p>\n<p>More information <a href=\"https:\/\/klauberg.legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/succession_february-2026.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cross-border succession in the EU isn\u2019t always straightforward. Even with Regulation (EU) No 650\/2012 providing clarity on jurisdiction and applicable law, national forced heirship rules can significantly limit testamentary freedom. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65692,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[312],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/klauberg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65691"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/klauberg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/klauberg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klauberg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klauberg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65691"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/klauberg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65711,"href":"https:\/\/klauberg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65691\/revisions\/65711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klauberg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/klauberg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klauberg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klauberg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}