Law
Christoph Scheuing
Der Pflichtteilsanspruch in Zwangsvollstreckung und Insolvenz
Eine Untersuchung zu Gehalt und Wirkung des § 852 Abs. 1 ZPO
[The Compulsory Portion in Execution Proceedings and Insolvency. A Content and Effects Study of the German Civil Code of Procedure's Section 852 (1).]
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Published in German.
Under Germany's law of succession, the compulsory portion of an estate is an asset that creditors can only access if it has been claimed for by the party entitled to it. In light of the latest legal developments, the tension that this causes is examined closely and reinterpreted in its impact on execution proceedings and insolvency.