Germany-New Zealand Estate Planning
We advise clients from the New Zealand in all matters connected with international estate planning, including, but not limited to:
- Reviewing existing wills
- Designing and drafting both New Zealand wills and German testaments
- Structuring New Zealand trusts to avoid or minimize German estate, inheritance or gift tax liabilities
- Advising on the use of Joint Accounts and the appointment of successor beneficiaries to allow for the transfer of assets outside of probate
- Advising on German inheritance tax and
- Preparing health care directives (living wills) and health care proxies for both New Zealand and Germany.
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We look forward to assisting you. For the sake of simplicity and efficiency, we request that you use our contact form for your inquiry and describe the matter as clearly as possible. In addition, you can include relevant attachments. After submitting your inquiry, we will contact you either by telephone or e-mail within 2 working days. If we can assist, we will suggest a time and date for an initial consultation. Of course, you can also contact this firm or a particular attorney directly to make an appointment for a personal consultation or telephone consultation (find contact details here). Please be advised that no attorney-client relationship is created by sending us an email or filling out this contact form. For information on our fees, please click here.
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