Inheritance disputes.
Enforce your compulsory portion, contest a will, dissolve a community of heirs. We represent heirs, persons entitled to a compulsory portion and legatees with the experience of a Salzburg firm since 1978.
Mag. Bernhard Brandauer
Attorney · BRANDAUER Rechtsanwälte, Salzburg
Inheritance matters are handled by Mag. Bernhard Brandauer together with a coordinated team. We examine the will, compulsory portion, gifts and deadlines and tell you clearly where you stand.
Digital. Nationwide.
We work where it suits you best, no detours.
Video consultation
Zoom, Teams or phone, whatever works for you. In inheritance law time matters: we clarify compulsory-portion and challenge deadlines early, before they expire.
Documents online
Upload the will, bank statements, gift records and official letters securely. We review and classify, structured and transparent.
Electronic signature
Sign powers of attorney and declarations legally binding, one click, GDPR-compliant.
We have advised clients from Vienna, Linz, Innsbruck, Graz and across Austria for years. On-site we are in our Salzburg office, and wherever the probate court calls us.
How we represent you.
Six fields of inheritance law we handle in day-to-day practice, from the compulsory portion to inheritance disputes.
Inheritance dispute
Conflict over the estate: competing declarations of acceptance, the inheritance action and enforcing your position in probate.
Learn more →Compulsory portion
A minimum share for children and spouses, even after disinheritance. Quota, gift attribution, deferral and enforcement against the heirs.
Learn more →Contesting a will
Defects of form and intent, lack of testamentary capacity, unworthiness and disinheritance. When a last will can be overturned.
Learn more →Estate division and community of heirs
When several inherit together: administration, division agreement, division action and dealing with real estate in the estate.
Learn more →Probate proceedings
Securing your position in the Austrian probate procedure: conditional acceptance, inventory, estate curator and disputes over devolution.
Learn more →Digital legacy
Disputes over accounts, cloud and crypto assets: enforcing access, clarifying inheritability and securing digital value in the estate.
Learn more →Tools, knowledge and checklists
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Tools
Short, interactive tools on Austrian inheritance law. With a few questions they lead to an initial assessment of your situation around the compulsory portion, the will and the estate. Every output is non-binding guidance, not advice in an individual case.
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Glossary
The key terms of Austrian inheritance law, explained in plain language. From the compulsory portion and the declaration of acceptance to the estate, each with links to in-depth topic pages.
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Checklists
Practical checklists that guide you step by step through the key moments in inheritance law. To tick off and print, as a guide before talking to professionals.
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Who is behind erbschaftsstreit.at.
erbschaftsstreit.at is a specialist practice of Brandauer Rechtsanwälte in Salzburg, a law firm that has been advising clients on legal and business matters since 1978. We represent heirs, persons entitled to a compulsory portion, legatees and communities of heirs in matters around the estate. We combine experience from inheritance and compulsory-portion disputes, the contesting of wills, and the administration of estates. In the concrete case: act early, keep deadlines, secure the evidence.
Quick answers.
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Inheritance dispute, an overlooked compulsory portion, a doubtful will?
In inheritance law, deadlines and evidence decide. Call us directly or send an email, callback within one business day.
A direct line to the firm.
Address
BRANDAUER Rechtsanwälte GmbH Giselakai 51 5020 Salzburg
Phone
+43 662 6280000