Q: How do you disclaim an inheritance from another country.
My family is from Romania. My grandfather died a few years ago, there is no will. He owned some land and firewood rights that my mother doesn't want, I would assume everything would go to my grandmother but apparently it is different there. How would my mother be able to disclaim and let my grandmother or uncles deal with it. Also she would prefer not have to travel back.
A: I’m sorry to say you’ll have to ask a Romanian attorney. Laws are different in each country so, if I tell you how to do it in California, it will not help you if Romanian laws require a different method. It’s likely your mother will have to sign a document, but what the document must say is something only a Romanian lawyer can tell you. Try Googling Romania English-speaking estate planning attorneys and see if that helps.
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