UDoes an adult, whose mental faculties are only moderately impaired, but whose resources are significant, more likely than a person with modest incomes to be placed under guardianship and lose all legal capacity? This is the question posed by the following case. In 2016, Léonie X (names changed), who became […]

Gesa Teichert-Akkermann (left) and Verena Akkermann kiss their 11-month-old daughter, in Schellerten, Germany, January 12, 2021. JULIAN STRATENSCHULTE / JULIAN STRATENSCHULTE/PICTURE-ALLIANCE/DPA/AP IMAGES “If you are a parent in one country, you are a parent in all countries”, launched the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, before the […]

QWhat type of will do malicious individuals have to choose to get an elderly person to bequeath their property to them, without the notary noticing that they no longer have all their faculties and without the act risking, a posteriori, to be annulled by his heirs? “This cynical question, the […]

ERIK ISAKSON/TETRA IMAGES/PHOTONONSTOP Doctor Patrick Papazian speaks in the podcast “Not even dead” of the Little Brothers of the Poor, launched in September on the occasion of the publication of the association’s report on the emotional, intimate and sexual life of the elderly. Read also: Article reserved for our subscribers […]

Question to an expert Am I obliged to pay inheritance tax on a property right away? Upon death, heirs or legatees have six months (one year in the event of death abroad) to pay inheritance tax. A difficult deadline to keep when you essentially inherit “illiquid” assets, especially real estate. […]

PTo prevent billions of euros from sleeping on life insurance contracts whose beneficiary clause bears, instead of surnames and first names, the sole mention “my heirs”, the Eckert law of June 13, 2014 imposed on insurers to identify the latter, as soon as they are informed of the subscriber’s death. […]

Question to an expert Can I make a donation to my granddaughter without asking her parents’ permission? To be valid, a donation must be accepted by the donee, that is to say the one who receives it. An unemancipated minor child who does not have legal capacity cannot act alone. […]

Question to an expert Can I continue to be taxed alone if I join a PACS or get married? Spouses and PACS partners are in principle subject to single taxation within the same tax household. However, the law derogates from this rule in three cases of termination of cohabitation: if […]

Article reserved for our subscribers Home help, a sector in search of money and in lack of time Faced with an acute recruitment crisis, the government is stepping up financial measures, including the next increase in the minimum hourly rate of the allowance personalized autonomy (APA). But more than the […]

Who says first day of the month says news for the expenses and resources of individuals. November 2022 is no exception to the rule. Sharp increase in Agirc-Arrco supplementary pensions After a revaluation of 1% in November 2021, Agirc-Arrco supplementary pensions will be increased by 5.12% on Tuesday. A situation […]