How to find out if you have been left an inheritance?
In order to find out whether a specific person was left an inheritance or not, you must proceed from the following.
- it is necessary to determine which heirs the person belongs to
- it is necessary to find out whether the testator had property that should pass to the heirs after death
If a person, for example, belongs to the heirs of the first priority and the testator owned property, then it can be assumed that a particular person has the right to inherit, possibly together with other heirs.
However, in the process of entering into an inheritance, it may turn out that the testator bequeathed all his property to one person, among whom there may be a specific heir, or there may be a completely stranger.
In any case, to find out about the inherited property, the heirs, you should contact a notary and obtain certain information as part of the inheritance case.
In addition, you can find out about the testator’s inherited property by requesting information in person or through a notary in Rosreestr, in the traffic police, in banks, i.e. in those bodies and organizations where property rights are registered or deposits are opened.
How to find a notary at your place of registration (residence)?
To open an inheritance case, it is recommended to contact the notary chamber of the city or any notary working in the required locality.
The priority in this case is the notary chamber.
There, the heirs will be provided with information about the notary whom they need to contact regarding issues of entering into the right of inheritance - which specialist is assigned the plot by the name of the deceased, as well as the lawyer’s work address. You can obtain the necessary information on the website of the Federal Notary Chamber.
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The procedure for searching for inheritance cases
In order to see whether an inheritance case has been opened in relation to a deceased person, you should refer to the website of the Federal Notary Chamber.
In the useful information tab there is a section “search for inheritance cases”, after clicking on the tab you will need to enter the full name of the testator, his date of birth and date of death. If an inheritance case has been opened, the system will provide information about the number of the inheritance case and the notary.
If an inheritance case has not been opened, information about this will therefore not be available on the site.
IMPORTANT : in general, all information about initiated inheritance cases is reflected on the above site. You can contact the notary at the place of residence and death of the testator with a request about whether an inheritance case has been opened or not.
Registration of inheritance after death: where to go?
In accordance with legal requirements, registration of inheritance is carried out by a notary at the place of residence of the deceased.
This means that after the death of a close relative, the heirs need to contact the notary office assigned to the area where the testator’s property is registered.
In some cases, it turns out that a deceased relative actually lived at one address, while the real estate that constitutes the main value of the inheritance is located in another place.
In such a situation, the heir contacts the office assigned to the plot on which the property is located. If there are several objects of real estate distributed over different territories, the inheritance case is opened at the location of the most valuable of them.
How to find out if there is a will?
The fact of drawing up a will is a notarial secret. Therefore, you can find out about the drawing up of a will only after the death of the testator, when the notary informs the heir under the will about it.
You can, of course, find out about the testator's will if one copy of the will is kept at the testator's home in his documents.
Also, when the heirs under the will apply for an inheritance, information about the inheritance case will appear in the register of inheritance cases. It is worth considering that it does not reflect information that the inheritance case was opened on the basis of a will; you can try to clarify this information with a specific notary.
If the testator left a will, then the notary will have to find the heirs if he has the necessary information (do not forget that any will can be challenged, read more at the link).
