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6.10.2026·1 min read

No Unrestricted Access to Court Files for Heirs

The Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) was required to determine the extent to which a statutory heir who had filed a declaration of acceptance of the inheritance was entitled, following the protected person’s death, to inspect the court file relating to adult protection proceedings.…

6.10.2026·1 min read

Acceptance of Inheritance in the Absence of Legal Parentage

The Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has recently considered whether a statement of acceptance of inheritance should be rejected on procedural grounds or dismissed on its merits where the applicant asserted biological descent from the deceased but, owing to the subsisting legal paternity of another man, was not legally related to him.…