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losing your italian inheritance
Getting back to our real life movies, let me say that the plots that unfold generally fall into two categories: you inherited the castle in Sicily from a deceased relative and did nothing more or you did not know that you had the right to inherit that "castle on the hill" and therefore were ignorant of the fact. The following real life tales illustrate how you may lose the family property in Italy.
Would you prefer to inherit 14% or 50%?
Are you included in the inheritance at all? Answer: Only if you are alive! Apparently the slices of "property pie" are much larger when divided into four parts as opposed to six. If you find yourself in the same situation, what should you do to recover your share? You should file documents in Italy called "Declaration of Succession" in which you declare your existence as quickly as possible! How many of my readers are aware of the specifics of the property held by the family in Italy? I would venture few. How many are aware that the property title has perhaps gone unchanged for decades or conveyed illegally to others? How many believe that the instructions in a will must be followed according to the wishes of the deceased? We will leave the answer to this last question for the next article or future movie of intrigue. For the time being, the moral of the story: family members residing outside of Italy may be included automatically in the estate so be sure not to sign anything too haistily and don't be afraid to declare your own existance.
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