Experts explain

Inheritance: how to avoid the eleven most common mistakes

After a death, the question of inheritance arises: make the right provisions.

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"Dying makes you an heir", as the saying goes. And if you want to make sure who gets something after your death and who doesn't, you should be careful. Because inheriting and bequeathing is not so easy in Austria. Where do you need to be particularly careful? Krone+ sets the record straight on the 11 most common mistakes.

Whether it's grandma's well-filled savings account, your partner's condominium or the fact that your renegade son shouldn't inherit anything - the subject is a tricky one. We asked lawyers Vincent Schneider and Wendelin Moritz from the law firm Schneider & Schneider to clarify the eleven most frequently asked questions.

1) My partner inherits everything even without a will, we've been together forever. 
--> Wrong!