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Statute of limitations for foreign claims

My son studied Business Administration in Amsterdam until 2008 and also received study financing there. Now, to his complete surprise, repayment is being demanded from him. It turns out that all previous letters requesting repayment of the study fi...

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Maintenance as a testamentary gift

Maintenance as a gift under inheritance law Until the death of my mother, my sister lived alone and completely free of charge in my mother's condominium. My sister consciously chose to forgo housing benefits from the social welfare office. Now, aft...

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Sound level meter against noisy neighbors?

I live in a rental building with over 40 individual apartments. The building is poorly soundproofed. My neighbor, whose apartment door is only about 2 meters away from mine, has the habit of always slamming his door loudly. Since he often comes home ...

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"Kannst du mir bitte sagen, wie spät es ist?"

I bought a few intangible/virtual goods from someone on the internet in the form of a used pin code, for example a Playstation network card. The original price at Sony is 50€. I bought them for 30€ each. Can I resell these codes on Ebay to make a lit...

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High hedge growth at the property boundary.

There has been a dispute with my neighbor for years over his 3-4m high hedge at the property boundary. A lawsuit has been ongoing since 2009. In October 2010, the court determined a height of 2m to be maintained by December 21 of each year. The hedge...

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Faking a car theft

I have received a summons from the police. It says..."in the investigation of pretending a car theft...your interrogation as a suspect is required." The appointment is next Tuesday! What should I fear, how high is the possible penalty to be expected...

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Software development

The questioner is a provider of a small profession-specific online software that is sold "as is" or that can be changed/rebuilt at a cost according to the buyer's layout and/or functionality requirements. How and by what means the predetermined goal ...

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Adoption

Dear Sir or Madam, My husband, a British citizen, would like to adopt my son, who is 25 years old and a German citizen, as my son would like to take on my husband's family name. We have been married for 10 years and should have surely done this a lo...

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Parental maintenance ("indirect form")

Dear Sir or Madam, One of my parents has been in need of care for a longer period of time. As the need for care continues to increase, the time is foreseeable when my parents will no longer be able to bear the associated costs themselves. Over 20 ye...

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Examination of work reference

Dear Sir or Madam, I am not satisfied with the reference letter for my mother and believe that there is a need for significant corrections. Would you be able to review the letter and draft a letter to the employer with the necessary corrections? T...

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BAföG - which assets are taken into account

Hello, I am 36 years old, a single mother of 2 children aged 5 and 8 years old. I have completed a three and a half year vocational training as a dental technician with 21 months of work experience afterwards. I then worked in a non-vocational job ...

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Occupational pension

Dear Madam, dear Sir, My friend has been a widow for a year and recently started receiving a pension from the occupational accident insurance due to the cause of death of her late husband. I am employed myself and have my own income. Is there a risk...

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