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🔍 Has someone passed away and you don't know where to start?

In this short video, I’ll explain in a simple and clear way how to calculate the inheritance shares that go to the closest relatives of the deceased (de cuius),
both in cases of intestate succession (no will) and testate succession (with a will).

📚 What you'll learn
✔️ What shares the law reserves for family members (especially children) when there is no will
✔️ Who the forced heirs (legittimari) are, and what they’re entitled to — spouse, children (and their descendants), and parents (and their ascendants)
✔️ What the freely disposable share is, and how it can be assigned in a will
✔️ How degrees of kinship are calculated under Italian law

⚠️ This video is not exhaustive:
We won’t cover special cases—like when the heirs include the maternal grandmother, full siblings, and half-siblings all at once.
Still, it’s a great starting point to help you understand the basics!
📌 Video Chapters
00:00 – Intro
00:41 – When succession begins
01:18 – Intestate succession (no will)
01:48 – Spouse only
02:08 – Spouse and one child
02:33 – Spouse and two or more children
03:14 – Children only
03:44 – Spouse, parents, and siblings
04:23 – Parents and siblings
05:03 – Siblings only
05:26 – Relatives up to the sixth degree
05:45 – How to calculate degrees of kinship

📝 Reserved shares when a will is present
06:58 – Introduction
07:22 – Forced heirs (legittimari)
07:48 – The different cases
08:11 – Spouse only
08:32 – Spouse and one child
08:53 – Spouse and two or more children
09:17 – One child only
09:40 – Two or more children
10:01 – Spouse and parents (or other ascendants)
10:22 – Parents only

⚖️ Legal References – Italian Civil Code
📖 Intestate Succession
• Art. 565 – Succession of relatives
• Arts. 566–571 – Shares for various relatives (children, parents, siblings, ascendants)
• Art. 572 – Succession of relatives up to the sixth degree
• Art. 581 – Succession of spouse with children
• Art. 582 – Succession of spouse with ascendants, brothers and sisters
• Art. 586 – Succession acquired by the State
📖 Testate Succession and Forced Heirs
• Art. 536 – Forced heirs: spouse, children, and ascendants
• Arts. 537–544 – Reserved shares for each type of forced heir
• Art. 556 – Calculation of the disposable portion

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