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....

Dutch Abstract: Deze paper omvat alle delen geschreven door de auteur uit een boek over alternatieve technieken van vermogensplanning. De volgende topics worden besproken: Gebruik van lagere tarieven als element van vermogensplanning, Topic 20, p. 113-114; Lagere tarieven bij leven. Bouwgronden in...

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...