📍After the full-scale invasion, the legislation in the field of inheritance underwent changes that must be taken into account by the heirs.
❓ What changes were made?
🔸Terms
⏱ The general term for accepting inheritance is 6 months from the moment of the testator’s death.
☝️However, during the martial law, this term was extended by 4 months, i.e. the total term is currently 10 months.
❗️Thus, it is necessary to contact a notary within 10 months from the moment of the person’s death.⠀
❕If you lived and were registered together with the deceased, you automatically inherit, and you do not need to comply with this deadline.
❗️If you want to refuse to accept the inheritance, you need to apply for the refusal to accept the inheritance within 10 months.
🔸Which notary to contact?
As a general rule, you should contact the notary at the last place of residence of the deceased.
❕ However, during martial law, you can contact any notary on the territory of Ukraine to start an inheritance case, without territorial attachment to the last place of residence of the testator.
🔸Is martial law a reason for extending the term?
❕If, during martial law, you contact a notary after 10 months, it will be considered that the deadline for accepting the inheritance has been missed.
To renew it, it will be necessary to go to court.
❗️Thus, martial law in itself is not a reason for automatic renewal of the term.
🔸How to accept an inheritance if you are abroad?
And in this case, you can issue an inheritance without hindrance.
❗️To do this, you need to contact the embassy/consulate of Ukraine in the country where you are located and certify your signature on the application for acceptance of inheritance.
You can also certify such a statement at a foreign notary with subsequent affixing of an apostille on it.
Such an application can be sent by mail to a notary in Ukraine to open an inheritance case in the general manner.
Algorithm of actions for accepting inheritance:
1. To obtain a death certificate of the testator at any body of the DRATS in the controlled territory of Ukraine;
2. Submit an application for acceptance of inheritance to the notary within 10 months
3. Submit the documents to the notary who opened the inheritance according to the list provided by the notary;
4. Obtain a certificate of acceptance of inheritance from a notary.
