Inheritance Chart

In the course of assisting our clients in matters of Italian property inheritance, stories of financial intrigue and general administrative bungling often reach our attention. The recurring theme running through most of the emails and telephone calls we receive allows one to conclude that misinformation and above all false assumptions are made by many of those of Italian decent. Mistakenly, they believe that Italian law follows the "same rules" as those of their home country and that, for example, if you are named in a will you inherit something, and if not named, you get nothing. This common belief is generally the crux of the matter and the reason inheritances are lost or go unclaimed!

We provide the Inheritance Chart below to help guide prospective inheritors through the legal obstacle course.

Please choose one of the following situations:
The DECEASED PARTY has a Surviving Spouse  or  No Surviving Spouse

To visualize full chart: inheritance_chart.pdf

For Italian Regional Map, click here