International families with Italian assets face the "Renvoi trap" where conflicting laws attempt to claim authority over the estate. Our role is to provide the technical oversight required to decouple your Italian assets from the restrictive Italian civil code through strategic law elections.
Succession & Wealth Mechanisms
- Brussels IV Election: Technical drafting in your Will to elect the law of your nationality (Rule 140), overriding Italian "Quota di Legittima" (forced heirship) liabilities.
- Double Taxation Mitigation: Applying the 1956 UK/Italy Estate Tax Treaty to protect inherited asset value from redundant reporting.
- Evidentiary Synchronisation: Managing the Italian Dichiarazione di Successione alongside the Common Law Grant of Probate as a single, instruction-led workflow.
Related Briefings
In-depth briefings on related matters.
Brussels IV and Succession in Italy: The Regulatory Path
A look at EU Regulation 650/2012 in Italy, the choice of law for foreigners, and the conflict with the common law scissionary loop.
Forced Heirship in Italy: Avoiding the Conflicts
A comprehensive analysis of mandatory shares in Italy, the conflict with common law testaments, the interaction with the Hague Trusts Convention, the lex situs classification trap, and the path to choosing a foreign law.
Inheritance Tax in Italy: The Worldwide Rule
A look at succession tax in Italy, the residence of the deceased, and the conflict with foreign probate rules.
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Centralised legal support supported by a verified network of qualified Italian specialists.
Conflict of Law Audit
SupportIdentifying the governing law (Situs and Renvoi) for your global asset mass.
Instruction Drafting
SupportCreating technical Wills and Trusts electing national law protections.
Asset Finalisation
SupportManaging the formal tax filings and the technical release of assets to heirs.