Cherryade Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 We are the next of kin, but haven't the foggiest idea how to begin. In the UK you apply for Letters of Administration, but I've been told that's not the case in France. I haven't seen anything to tell us where to start.Do we need to submit some kind of claim to a Notaire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Well, I would start with the notaires. Here's the page on inheritance:http://www.notaires.fr/notaires/en/page/wills-registry?page_id=710&orig_page_id=709There's also a contacts page for you to find an English speaking notaire in the area where your relative is. http://www.notaires.fr/notaires/en/xpage/trouver-un-notaire?page=rechercheNotairesSorry to hear your news, and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Same question as HERE... [8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherryade Posted October 21, 2011 Author Share Posted October 21, 2011 I was hoping for something a bit more "nuts and bolts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I would suggest that you get every official document you possess or can get hold of showing your relationship to the deceased. You will need to show this to the notaire to prove who you are. ps, you do need to be a blood relative.Then I would contact the Mairie in the town where they lived and they may be able to let you know which notaire is being used and contact them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 [quote user="Cherryade"]I was hoping for something a bit more "nuts and bolts[/quote]Establish your "degré de parenté" and take it from there.http://www.heritage-succession.com/succession-heritage_9_10.htmlPlenty of info on " succession ab intestat" on google.http://www.google.fr/search?q=succession+sans+testament&rls=com.microsoft:fr:IE-Address&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7MEDA&redir_esc=&ei=EOuhTqHvJ4n04QSZo5zzBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 [quote user="Cherryade"]I was hoping for something a bit more "nuts and bolts[/quote]Sorry. I only know what I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 [quote user="Cherryade"]I was hoping for something a bit more "nuts and bolts[/quote]Our members can only offer an opinion. The best advice anyone can give you is go see the Notaire nearest to the place the person lived they may know something.You said next of kin well if the deceased had children and your one of them then the estate will be divided up amongst you, it's the law in France. You really need to go see a Notaire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherryade Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 Thank you for all your replies. Sorry, I didn't mean to sound ungrateful, it'd be overwhelming and complicated even without being a different legal system and language, but now I've somewhere to start. Many thanks to pachapapa for a very useful link, and to idun for the idea of contacting the Mairie, as I suspect that a Notaire would alreay be involved, so guess his office would know. I'm a keen family historian, so I already have all the documents that link us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 I am glad you have found the links useful. Whilst I no longer express an opinion on legal matters on this forum due to the incessant criticism of the content of my posts from certain quarters; I would just add without in any way expressing an opinion regarding your situation that in the event of an intestate succession the procedure adopted is set out in clear detail in the relevant portion of the Code Civil.There is a thriving industry in france of investigators perusing the records in departmental archives specifically looking for possible inheritors to unclaimed successions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Sam Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Cherryade,I think it very important to note that other than links to official sites, unless the contributor declares a legally qualified status, any information provided here should not be considered legal advice and does not take the place of consultation with a qualified legal practioner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 In my experience, notaires go to great lengths to track down the beneficiaries of any inheritance. So, even if you do nothing, in good time they will eventually find you...sorry if that is not very helpful either, but at least you can be reassured that you will not be overlooked, unless there are other relatives, closer to the deceased than you, in the pecking order determined by French laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 [quote user="Salty Sam"]Cherryade,I think it very important to note that other than links to official sites, unless the contributor declares a legally qualified status, any information provided here should not be considered legal advice and does not take the place of consultation with a qualified legal practioner.[/quote]I would advise looking for a practitioner...now thats a longer word.[:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Sam Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 [quote user="pachapapa"] I would advise looking for a practitioner...now thats a longer word.[:-))][/quote]Well spotted and it proves there is no need for the spell checker when you're about! I would hate the OP to get confused or receive misleading information from an unqualified Barrack Room Lawyer type who may not fully understand the intricacies of the French legal system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Lawyer type who may not fully understand the intricacies of the French legal system. Like some Notaires, I do not care to mention!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 [quote user="Salty Sam"][quote user="pachapapa"] I would advise looking for a practitioner...now thats a longer word.[:-))][/quote]Well spotted and it proves there is no need for the spell checker when you're about! I would hate the OP to get confused or receive misleading information from an unqualified Barrack Room Lawyer type who may not fully understand the intricacies of the French legal system.[/quote]Indeed that would be quite awful fortunately I have not noticed any barrack room lawyers on this forum recently.Do tell me if you have any doubts about any advice and would be terribly upset if I was misled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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