Association du Réseau Européen des Registres Testamentaires

Finding a will abroad - Information sheets

These fact sheets explain what to do when a will is found in another EU Member State.

Information about succession law is available on :

 the e-justice portal, section "Succession" :https://e-justice.europa.eu/content_succession-166-en.do?init=true

 the website : www.successions-europe.eu.

The fact sheets below can be downloaded in PDF format.

Updated to September 1, 2016, unless otherwise indicated.

 Austria [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Belgium [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Bulgaria [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Croatia [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Cyprus [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Czeck Republic [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Denmark [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Estonia [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Finland [EN] [FR] [DE]

 France [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Germany [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Greece [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Hungary [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Ireland [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Italy [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Latvia [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Lithuania [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Luxembourg [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Malta [EN] [FR] [DE]

 The Netherlands [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Poland [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Portugal [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Romania [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Slovakia [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Slovenia [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Spain [EN] [FR] [DE]

 Sweden [EN] [FR] [DE]

 United Kingdom [EN] [FR] [DE]