25.08.2016 | answered by Jan Wilking
Hello,
Let's say a person A receives a gift from their parents, for example 15,000.00 euros.
Since A has not owned a car for years, he takes the opportunity to buy a new vehicle. Although he has a few thousand euros in savings, he never wanted to t...
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27.07.2016 | answered by Bernhard Müller
A and B are the parents of D, E, and F.
In 2006, D and E each received a gift of 140,000 euros from A and B, while F received a gift of 120,000 euros.
F was supposed to receive the remaining 20,000 euros in 2009, but has temporarily lent the money t...
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09.06.2016 | answered by Jan Wilking
Hello,
the situation is as follows:
Parents A and B have three children, namely C, D, and E.
A and B started early to divide a part of their wealth equally among the children.
By the year 2006, most of the gifts had been given. The status at that t...
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07.01.2016 | answered by Jan Wilking
My grandmother is in a nursing home (92 years old and has Alzheimer's) and is now supposed to be classified as level 3 care. My parents are supposed to pay 500,00 €, which they do not have. My mother does not receive a pension yet, she is a housewife...
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06.11.2015 | answered by Jan Wilking
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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07.05.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
Hello,
the situation is as follows: I am 39 years old and my biological father has passed away. I am his only daughter. However, I was adopted a few years ago (already as an adult) by my mother's new husband - I had been raised by both of them. The ...
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16.09.2013 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
Dear Sir or Madam,
My brother (20 years old) and I (24 years old) have been transferred the house and property as a result of our parents' divorce. The house and property were transferred "completely", not divided "in the middle". My father and his ...
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03.09.2013 | answered by Andre Stämmler
Before my marriage, I bought a condominium. Then I got married and signed a prenuptial agreement with my husband that includes a separation of property and mutual waiver of inheritance and compulsory portions.
The prenuptial agreement was intended to...
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21.05.2013 | answered by Jan Wilking
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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24.04.2013 | answered by Bernhard Müller
My brother wants to transfer our parental home to me. In exchange for a lifetime annuity or in installments. In any case, a right of residence should be entered for him. This right of residence should be linked to my brother's obligation to cancel it...
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23.02.2013 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Hello,
My brother has been employed in an insurance company for 23 years. Now, for unclear reasons, he is supposed to be "transferred" to a subsidiary, in a completely different area within the same city, starting from April 1, 2013, which is in jus...
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29.11.2012 | answered by Stefan Steininger
Hello,
my partner has two children (5 and 7) from a previous relationship (not married). The children live with their mother near Aue, while we live near Munich for work reasons. This means she doesn't have any help from us in terms of daily care.
H...
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03.06.2012 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Situation: I am currently on parental leave and have agreed with my employer to resume my activities on 1 September.
Question: If I were to become pregnant again in July or August, does my employer have to take me back or can they require me to ext...
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01.04.2012 | answered by Jan Wilking
My great-aunt (widowed since the 1970s) passed away in early March 2012.
There are no direct relatives, such as children or grandchildren, and the closest relatives are her niece (cousin of my mother), my siblings, and myself.
In 2005, my great-aun...
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07.03.2012 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am the son of a US citizen and a German mother. I have German citizenship. I have been raised exclusively in Germany. I am over 30 years old and would like to have dual citizenship of the US and Germany. My father is listed by n...
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23.02.2012 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Hello.
Since 1.9.1992, I have been employed in a company that consists of several independent business units without interruption. I have changed employers several times within these structures, so I always received a termination agreement first and ...
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21.02.2012 | answered by Jan Wilking
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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14.02.2012 | answered by Jan Wilking
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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16.12.2011 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
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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28.11.2011 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Sir or Madam,
our daughter was born on 13.03.2011. Therefore, we applied for parental leave benefits for my wife until the 8th month of our daughter's life (13.10.11-12.11.11). At the same time, we informed the parental leave office that my wif...
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10.10.2011 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Sir or Madam,
As part of a legal dispute regarding the visitation rights for my then 10-year-old son in 2001, a report was prepared for the court about us parents and our son. The result was a recommendation regarding the initiation and determin...
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28.07.2011 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
How do you exit a VAT fiscal unity?
The shareholder and managing director (70%) is the lessor of the business premises. Would it help to insert a management company in between? Or are there other options available?...
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06.07.2011 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
Facts:
Parents are divorced. Child, 23 years old, has been studying for their first degree in the country since October 2010.
A BaföG application was submitted and approved for the approval period from October 2010 to September 2011 with a decision...
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05.07.2011 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Sir or Madam,
My question concerns the commercial sector. Until December 2010, I was a self-employed restaurateur and had leased the gastronomic area of a sailing club. I have now received the final bill for 2010 (water, sewage, waste, electric...
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29.06.2011 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
Hello,
I have three children aged 13, 10, and 7 years old.
We are all German.
I work in Germany.
My wife wants to live with our children abroad (non-EU countries) and have the children attend school there.
My wife receives a disability pension.
I w...
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