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Official with side job

Official law: A municipal official (in his mid-50s, A13, civil servant for life) is working in a supervisory role within a unit of his authority. He has been granted a leave of absence by his employer (the district capital) according to section 78e o...

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Statute of limitations

Dear Sir or Madam, I participated in a Gbr in 2010. The business did not go as expected. Unfortunately, my personal savings were used up faster than hoped. I borrowed 2500,-€ privately from an acquaintance in 2010 for another investment in the compa...

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Inheritance law

Dear Sir or Madam, I married into a family in 2002. The parents-in-law have three daughters. Daughters 1 and 2 have each received a building plot of the same size on the property and have built a house on it. The youngest daughter and I live in the ...

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roof extension

Dear Sir or Madam, We are planning to expand our roof and have obtained a building permit for it. The attic has been registered as living space since 1965, but it is only 1.60 meters high in the middle. The building permit we have been granted will ...

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Execution, escrow funds

The question refers to a possible enforcement for security purposes. A sum X was transferred from an acquaintance to an account of Secure Life AG for the purchase of gold. This amount is proven to be in the account. Now, a seizure has been ordered ...

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Loss of gains

I bought a property with a dilapidated building in East Berlin in the 1970s and expanded and renovated the building with a building permit. Due to the residency regulations in East Berlin, I could not make the purchase in my name, so my later wife, w...

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USA stock portfolio

I have had a stock portfolio at a US bank for 8 months and I trade with a constant amount that stays on the US account... so no transfer back to a German account... I also filled out the W8BEN form when opening the account and therefore do not have a...

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Granting of benefits in office (mayor)

The mayor of a municipality in Baden-Württemberg was asked by the city council to rent premises from a real estate company for use as an information center. The owner then drew up a lease agreement. In addition, the owner also offered the building to...

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Division of assets in case of separation

I have separated from my girlfriend and she now wants to stay in the shared house and take it over. However, I have invested approximately 30,000 euros in equity in the purchase of the property, which she cannot pay me back. She is only offering me h...

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Employers in the USA

I am a software developer and, together with two American colleagues, have developed an internet application in my spare time based on "Sweat Equity." To market and further develop this application, a C-Corporation is now to be formed in the USA. The...

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