Checklists for an inheritance case
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.
In inheritance law, details and the right timing often decide the outcome. Our checklists bundle what matters in typical situations, from the first weeks after a death to preparing a challenge. They are designed so that you can use them directly.
Each checklist is a guide and does not replace an assessment of the individual case. It helps you to proceed in a structured way and not to overlook anything important.
Inheritance dispute after a death
Master the first weeks: first steps and deadlines, documents, the community of heirs, legal options and securing evidence.
Open checklist →Check compulsory portion and gifts
Review the compulsory portion in a structured way: basis of the claim, estate values, lifetime gifts, rights to information and deadlines.
Open checklist →Prepare to contest a will
Organise evidence before a challenge: formal validity, testamentary capacity, defects of will, evidence and witnesses, and deadlines.
Open checklist →The checklists give a general overview of the Austrian legal position (as of June 2026). They make no claim to completeness or legal certainty and do not replace advice in the individual case.
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.
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