This books offers an introduction to the world of estate planning through concrete stories and cases. Focus is on marital contracts, restructuring of company, real estate, donation, wills and desinheriting heirs, foundation, fiscal amnesty

In dit arikel bespreken de auteurs een arrest van het Grondwettelijk Hof van 26 april 2006. In dit arrest sprak het Grondwettelijk Hof zich uit over de grondwettelijkheid van een nieuw fictief legaat. In this articles, the authors discuss a judgment of the Constitutional Court of 26 April 2006....

In this article, the author discusses the Belgian succession law and inheritance tax system. The author hightlights the general principles, intestate succession, wills, private international law and practical problems

In this article I discuss the succession and inheritance law under Luxembroug law. First, I elaborate on the general principles. Then, I discuss intestate succession and succession by wills. I move on with issues arising out of private international law and tax law. To conclude, I give some...

This article analyses the Belgian law on certification and its application on company shares in combination with Dutch Foundation vehicles. Certification is a classic estate planning device splitting control with legal ownership from beneficial ownership

In this article, the question is raised why upon the introduction of same sex marriage no one has raised the issue whether one should take for granted the automatic application of the legal marital property law that was made for heterosexual couples. The argument goes that in the heat of the...

Dit artikel is een kritische analyse van de praktijk in het Belgsche recht die erin bestaat om huwelijkscontracten van stricte scheiding van goederen te aanvaarden. Deze brengen een onevenwichtig resultaat teweeeg voor de echtgenoot die niet actief was op de arbeidsmarkt en die de kans kreeg om...