FJms92
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Hi all, I've been trying my best to find out answers on my own but there has been little info. I found this website/forum when someone posted a question about inheriting a deceased person's debt.
TLDR;
- what happens when foreign nationals living outside of Japan waives their inheritance from their Japanese parent's passing? How will the court distribute the shares?
- what is the process for the heirs if they don't waive their inheritance?
- Do the heirs have to fly in to the city to do the nessascary paperwork for waiving inheritance?
My Japanese father passed away in Japan a few months back (we were informed about it a month after his passing, and due to circumstances we are not able to visit Japan at the moment) and now the official mourning period is over, my relatives (my father's siblings) have emailed my brother and I regarding our inheritance (involving bank account balance and a car).
We are foreign nationals living outside of Japan. Because of this, we were told that withdrawing it would be a long and complicated process, whereas waiving our inheritance would be an easier and faster process. They mentioned that the money left behind by my father originated from our ojii-chan's death inheritance, so our relatives want us to waive our inheritance. They said they would be happy to introduce us to an English-speaking lawyer in Hokkaido , and they will take care of the lawyer's fee when we do this. They did not mention about any will left behind.
Because it is such a sensitive situation and the way they have written some sentences in the email, my brother and I want to find out what we can about Japan's inheritance law before agreeing into anything. They told us we have to settle it within 3 months of knowing of our dad's passing, which means we have till before end of April.
My late father is survived by my brother and I, and his siblings and our obaa-chan.
Any help and pointers to the right direction would be much appreciated. Anyone knows of English-speaking lawyers based in Hokkaido? Thank you.
TLDR;
- what happens when foreign nationals living outside of Japan waives their inheritance from their Japanese parent's passing? How will the court distribute the shares?
- what is the process for the heirs if they don't waive their inheritance?
- Do the heirs have to fly in to the city to do the nessascary paperwork for waiving inheritance?
My Japanese father passed away in Japan a few months back (we were informed about it a month after his passing, and due to circumstances we are not able to visit Japan at the moment) and now the official mourning period is over, my relatives (my father's siblings) have emailed my brother and I regarding our inheritance (involving bank account balance and a car).
We are foreign nationals living outside of Japan. Because of this, we were told that withdrawing it would be a long and complicated process, whereas waiving our inheritance would be an easier and faster process. They mentioned that the money left behind by my father originated from our ojii-chan's death inheritance, so our relatives want us to waive our inheritance. They said they would be happy to introduce us to an English-speaking lawyer in Hokkaido , and they will take care of the lawyer's fee when we do this. They did not mention about any will left behind.
Because it is such a sensitive situation and the way they have written some sentences in the email, my brother and I want to find out what we can about Japan's inheritance law before agreeing into anything. They told us we have to settle it within 3 months of knowing of our dad's passing, which means we have till before end of April.
My late father is survived by my brother and I, and his siblings and our obaa-chan.
Any help and pointers to the right direction would be much appreciated. Anyone knows of English-speaking lawyers based in Hokkaido? Thank you.