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Jurisdiction and Inheritance Issues in Greece
Anyone who is considering moving to Greece or already has, should be aware of all laws and issues that apply to them. It is important to be aware of the laws that apply to you, not only as a foreigner, but also as a Greek resident or citizen. Make sure that you are aware of these inheritance issues that apply to anyone living in Greece.
The courts in Athens are the ones who have the authority by law, to serve all the people who reside abroad and have Inheritance legal issues to solve in Greece and no other court anywhere in the whole Greek region.
It is very important to know that when a person (Greek or not) dies abroad, then, by law, his heirs must take all necessary actions, in Athens and in no other place in Greece, even if the deceased person was originally born in a village far away from Athens, even if his assets are located in any of the Greek villages, or in any of the Greek islands, even if the deceased person is not Greek.
a) The law strictly declares that the Athens courts have the authority to solve all inheritance matters for all the people who die abroad, despite the fact that they are of Greek origin, or not.
b) The law strictly declares that the inheritance of a deceased person who died abroad (Greek or not), must be accepted exclusively, in Athens.
c) There is a specific tax office based in Athens, at Patission Street solely created, for that purpose.
• We file the inheritance tax forms at this specific Athens tax office which is called "Tax office for residents abroad".
• We pay our inheritance taxes solely to the Athens tax office.
• We hire a lawyer based in Athens, to offer us his/her services regarding the inheritance matters we have.
• We Probate the last Will and Testament of our relative (parent/grandparent/uncle/husband/wife), at the Athens courts only.
• There is a specific office in Athens in which we register our inheritance acceptance contract. From the same office we receive our inheritance ownership certificate.
The above offices, courts, lawyers in Athens, have one purpose only. To inform, assist and serve, all those people who reside abroad and have Inheritance legal issues to solve, in Greece, anywhere in Greece.
Athina Tsakiraki
ATS law office
Telephone: ++ (30) 210 93 19 411
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