The purchase, sale or transfer of one or more properties is of particular importance due to its financial implications. We have extensive experience in advising, structuring, notarizing and supporting real estate and property transactions.
Individual solutions are developed for both private individuals and companies. This applies to real estate and residential property (land purchase and real estate purchase agreements, apartment purchase agreements and transfer agreements), developer agreements, undeveloped land, leasehold agreements, partition agreements and portfolio transactions.
However, we are also happy to assist in the preparation of special powers of attorney, in particular for the sale/purchase of real estate, the creation of liens (land charges or mortgages), other easements or limited personal easements.
Not settling your own estate can lead to considerable and long-lasting disadvantages, both in family and economic terms.
We advise you on the respective form of disposition upon death - notarized wills, joint wills or inheritance contracts - as well as on the preparation and notarization of agreements waiving compulsory portions. In doing so, we pay particular attention to a legally secure, future-oriented, tax-optimized and cost-effective design. We proceed with expertise and sensitivity.
Following its creation, the disposition of property upon death is securely deposited with the probate court and registered in the register of wills.
As heirs, you will be assisted with all applications and declarations to the probate court - application for a certificate of inheritance, waiver of inheritance, estate register - as well as with the dispute with the co-heirs. This takes the form of mediation and notarization of legacy fulfillment and inheritance settlement agreements as well as the execution of proceedings in partition matters.
As part of the anticipated succession, transfer agreements are notarized and you are supported in the company succession in such a way that the succession is future-oriented and your family and relatives are protected.
Entering into a life partnership is one of the most important decisions a person can make, regardless of whether it is marital or non-marital. In the area of family law, it is essential for us to explore your wishes and goals in order to determine which matrimonial property regime and which family arrangements represent the best form of contract for you personally. A marriage contract requires notarization.
Advice and notarization by the notary in family law includes not only marriage contracts, but also separation and divorce agreements, as well as agreements on artificial insemination, the adoption of minors and adults and, in particular, precautionary dispositions in the form of general powers of attorney and powers of custody, patient, care and custody orders.
We would like to implement your request quickly and with legal certainty. To do this, we need some information from you. The best way to do this is to use our forms. This ensures that we receive all the necessary data. We will be happy to clarify any open questions by telephone or in a meeting. Please note that even when returning an online form, free capacity must be taken into account for processing.
We are happy to support you in the legal field of real estate law. For example, we will be happy to assist you with the drafting of contracts, their review or the enforcement of claims arising from such contracts.
But you are also welcome to contact us in related areas of law, for example in the case of claims due to construction defects or planning errors.
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Inheritance law forms the core of our expertise. We are at your side in all matters relating to compulsory portions, inheritance, legacies, wills, inheritance contracts and communities of heirs, both in a purely advisory capacity and in an extrajudicial and/or judicial capacity. We also focus on related issues, such as company succession.
As part of our activities, we work together on an interdisciplinary basis where required, e.g. with tax consultants or auditors.
We advise you and enforce your rights in the context of divorce and maintenance proceedings, separation and divorce settlement agreements, including pension equalization claims and equalization of gains. We advise on the Sperm Donor Register Act, adoption and powers of attorney.
As part of our collaborative law practice, we work together with psychologists on an interdisciplinary basis where necessary.
Mr. Christian Teusch studied at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. He was admitted to the bar in the Higher Regional Court district of Frankfurt am Main in 2004. He has been a lecturer in media law at the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences since 2013. Furthermore, Mr. Christian Teusch was appointed notary public in 2017 with his official seat in Wiesbaden, district of the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main.
The focus of his activities is on Land and real estate lawi.e. the preparation and notarization of real estate purchase agreements - be it land, apartments, portfolio transactions - or other real estate-related activities, such as the division of land, the preparation of declarations of division, the creation of easements or land charges.
Another focus is the Company law. In this area, Mr. Teusch provides services throughout the entire life cycle of a company, i.e. in the run-up to the formation, during the formation and during the existence of the company, such as purchase and assignment agreements for shares, the division of shares, capital measures and conversions, but also the liquidation of companies.
It also deals with the Asset succession planningi.e. dealing with the question of how assets can be transferred to the next generation(s) - be it through testamentary dispositions (e.g. Will), lifetime Transferscorporate law transactions or also, for example, through Marriage contracts or the Combination various design elements.
Language skills:
German, English, French
Silvia-Luminita Jansen studied law at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz and at the University of Modena/Italy. She has been admitted to the bar in the Higher Regional Court district of Frankfurt am Main since 1996.
She has been a specialist lawyer in administrative law since 1999, a certified mediator since 2019 and an officially appointed notary in Wiesbaden, district of the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main, since July 2024.
Today, her practice focuses on inheritance law, also with an international dimension, in particular estate disputes.
She is involved on a voluntary basis as chairperson in arbitration cases in the federal states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland.
Silvia-Luminita Jansen is the first notary public in Germany to notarize in Romanian.
Language skills:
German, English, French, Romanian, Italian
Notarizations in:
German, Romanian, Italian
When a notary is required is determined by the professional regulations, currently in particular §§ 20 ff BNotO and substantive legal standards. According to these, a notary is typically involved in real estate transactions, the preparation of wills (individual wills, joint wills) and inheritance contracts, company formations [e.g. UG (haftungsbeschränkt), GmbH, Aktiengesellschaft, GmbH & Co. KG], corporate actions for companies, marriage contracts and divorce agreements, adoptions as well as health care proxies including living wills and special powers of attorney. The notary is also active in the area of certifying signatures or copies or, for example, issuing a life certificate. However, a notary does not have to be involved in all of the above examples.
The costs for notarial services are set out in the German Court and Notary Costs Act (GNotKG). They are based on the business value of the matter to be notarized. In the case of real estate transactions, they are generally based on the purchase price. Notaries are obliged to charge these statutory fees.
In most cases, the notary can be chosen freely. However, regional responsibilities (official seat, official area, official district) must be observed. Special features also apply in the area of online notarial procedures.
The documents required depend on the legal transaction in question. In general, you should bring identification documents, relevant contracts, extracts from the land register (e.g. for real estate transactions), articles of association (e.g. for notarizations in the area of company law) and, if applicable, powers of attorney. The notary will inform you in advance about the specific documents required.
A lawyer can be consulted in the event of legal disputes, (important) contractual matters, employment law problems, family or inheritance law issues, traffic accidents, criminal charges and complex official matters. In general, whenever legal support or representation is required.
In preparation, all relevant documents should be collected, a chronological summary of the facts drawn up and important dates noted down. It is helpful to write down questions in order to be clear about the desired objectives. The better the preparation, the more efficiently the lawyer can advise you.
Lawyers' fees can be calculated in accordance with the German Lawyers' Fees Act (RVG), by hourly rates, flat fees or, in certain cases, by contingency fees. The exact cost structure depends on the individual case and the agreement with the lawyer. It is customary and sensible to clarify the question of costs before starting.