[eng] According to the prevailing inheritance regulations, respectively the laws of inheritance for agricultural property, heirs to farms are favoured in Germany because one heir takes over the entire property whereas the retreating heirs are often compensated with relatively small sums of...

The proclaimed aim of agricultural inheritance law in Germany and its preferential treatment of the farm successors is to maintain sustainable agricultural enterprises. To clarify this situation, this contribution exemplifies the financial assistance obtained through the legal situation and...