Our mother has passed away and the three of us children inherit in equal shares as final heirs (will available). One of my brothers is going through personal bankruptcy. In my mother's documents, I found a writ of execution that came from the opposin...
I have been working for almost 13 years at the German branch of an international airline. Since September 11th (2001), things have been constantly declining in the industry. In 2001, the company had 22,000 employees worldwide, but now there are only ...
I am German and filed for private insolvency in Germany in 2008. I have been living in Switzerland for a month now and have been working here in a permanent position for 2 months. I am separated from my wife and my 10 year old son. My wife earns abou...
Dear Mr. Lawyer, I will soon be facing the issue, as attached, that after discharge of debts, mortgages should remain in place or the encumbered property could be auctioned off in case of emergency. As the client writes, it doesn't make sense to con...
Current situation: I work in the company of my partner (we have the same address, live together, but are not married). The company is a sole proprietorship, in which the owner is personally liable with his entire private assets in case of bankruptcy....
Dear Sir or Madam, My question regarding inheritance law: My great aunt recently passed away and left an inheritance. In her will, she named my mother (her niece) and my aunt (also her niece) as sole heirs. There are no other heirs. My mother is cu...
My Bulgarian GmbH still has tax debts. The local tax office is threatening to initiate mutual assistance proceedings. Is that possible? Can the German tax office really collect the debts? After all, it is the GmbH that has the tax debts, not the indi...
Dear Sir or Madam, We have signed an event agreement (see attachment) with a hotel for our wedding in May 2011, for the rental of the rooms and the execution of the event. We are now required to make a down payment of 2500,00€. The contract does not...
I inherited a condominium from my parents. However, I still have 1 year left in an insolvency procedure (then the 6 years will be completed). This was caused by the bankruptcy of my husband's company, as I had co-signed for the bank matters (so no pe...
Dear Sir or Madam, In order to build our single-family house, my wife (daughter) and I (son-in-law) jointly entered into an interest-free loan agreement with my mother-in-law for a period of ten years (until 2016). During the marriage, I have alread...
I bought a condominium from a bankruptcy trustee. The property was and still is rented out. According to the bankruptcy trustee, only 50% of the tenants' deposit is still available. Now my question is: Who is liable for the remaining amount? - Me, a...
Hello, I recently filed for bankruptcy as a self-employed individual. I want to continue being self-employed and earn a reasonable income from my work. Now I am considering joining a franchise system in addition to my current business. This would i...
Dear Sir or Madam Lawyers, Starting in April, my pension insurance wants to garnish approximately 50% = 200 euros of my widow's pension on behalf of the employers' liability insurance association. Allegedly, the claims are from 1993/94. Due to the b...
I am in my mid-50s, severely disabled, and have been working for a large trading company for almost 40 years. I have been unable to work for some time now. Last year, I agreed to a termination agreement with a severance payment (due to the financial ...
Dear Sir or Madam, My wife's grandmother passed away in 2001. The heirs were her father Hermann and Hans-Jürgen (brother of the father). Hermann's taxi company went bankrupt in mid-2008 and he passed away in early 2009. The heirs all renounced the i...
Hello, I filed for personal bankruptcy on 15.09. Two weeks later, the bankruptcy was opened and is currently ongoing. On 18.11.2009, I received a summons from the prosecutor's office to begin serving a sentence. Can I expect to be sentenced to impri...
As you may have heard, Quelle has filed for bankruptcy and had to sell all of its merchandise. So, of course, I ordered something at the cheap prices, but never received it. I have already written to Quelle about this. However, they want the money + ...
For about 10 years, we have been running a GmbH. About 4 years ago, I borrowed money from the company, which I have not yet repaid. Now the company is experiencing financial difficulties. In 2007, as the managing director, I paid approximately 25,000...
Hello, I registered a company in my name for my sister's boyfriend. Now, I had to file for bankruptcy for the company in February of this year due to his fault. The process is ongoing, and since I also work full-time, the garnishable amount is being...
Hello, I am reaching out to you because my lawyers cannot handle this matter due to a conflict of interest. I was self-employed until recently and sold my company. By chance, the borrower (buyer) was from the same bank where I also had loans. When th...
My former employer had to file for bankruptcy. At the time of my employment, I had received a loan from this employer for my relocation, which was not fully repaid at the time of the bankruptcy. My bankruptcy claim for unpaid wages against my former ...
Dear Sir or Madam, In March 2003, we switched from Ares as our electricity provider to Yellow Strom due to Ares' bankruptcy. We received a meter reading card by mail to determine our electricity consumption. This card had a line for entering the re...
Hello, Is there a legal right against companies that have already been dissolved? For example, a car dealership is dissolved and replaced by a new independent company. The operation is taken over 1 to 1, but with a new owner and a new company name. ...
