Inheritance and estate planning

Inheritance disputes have divided families and friendships. Dealing with your own estate planning early can help prevent future conflicts and provide clear rules for your heirs. It’s up to us to make arrangements for our own estate before it’s too late. Your estate includes your digital footprint and your digital assets.

• The Erben und Vererben (inheritance and estate planning, PDF) brochure from the Federal Ministry of Justice provides you with information on estate planning and on how to organize your estate ahead of time. It also offers advice to surviving dependents on what to consider after the death of relatives or people close to you.
• Information on organizing your digital assets is available on the federal government pages as well on the Verbraucherzentrale (consumer advisory service) website.