Registration of inheritance: documents and explanations

No matter how long a person lives, after himself, he leaves not only descendants, but also certain property: money, an apartment, a car, a dacha, shares and so on. To ensure that all property acquired by the deceased has not been transferred to state ownership, the heirs need to formalize the inheritance (and do it right).

To register an inheritance case, the heirs must apply to a notary who exercises his powers at the last place of residence of the deceased. With this, the design of the inheritance begins. The documents necessary for registration and conduct of the case can be provided by the heirs independently at the first visit and at subsequent visits. The notary himself may also collect the necessary documents.

What documents are needed to register the inheritance?

A single list of documents established for the hereditary case is not available. In each separate case, a set of documents is collected, the general is: a certificate of death of the testator, a certificate of his last residence, documents confirming kinship with the deceased, documents confirming possession of the property.

If you consider all the nuances, then the list of documents for the registration of the inheritance is as follows:

• A document confirming the death of the testator: a certificate or a copy of the record of the act from the registry office on death;
• A certificate from the house management about where and with whom the deceased was registered on the day of death, indicating the date of registration;
• A will (if any);
• Passports or other documents proving the identity of the applicants;
• Documents confirming kinship with the testator (marriage certificate, birth certificate);
• If the hereditary property is a car - a registration certificate on the car;
• If the object is real property, then it is necessary to submit all contracts for it, technical passports, if the real estate is located on the registered land - documents for land;
• If money, pensions, shares are inherited, documents confirming the existence and storage of money from a bank or a collection.

In order not to delay the execution of the inheritance, documents that are not available in the hands of the heirs, the notary may demand independently from the relevant authorities.

The total time for execution of the hereditary case is six months from the date of death of the testator. During this period, the notary establishes the entire circle of heirs, all property objects, determines the presence / absence of heirs for an obligatory share, and various agreements are concluded.

When the registration of the inheritance begins, the documents are obligatory attached to the hereditary case. All original title documents for real estate are withdrawn from the registration certificate for the car a copy is taken, which is also attached to the hereditary case.

When all necessary materials on the hereditary case are collected and the whole composition of the inheritance and the circle of heirs are collected, the notary notifies in writing the interested persons about the day of issue of the certificate of the right to inheritance.

From the expiry of the semi-annual term, the heirs can apply for the issuance of the above certificate, after which the registration of the inheritance ends. The documents received from the notary are presented at the location of the inherited property and are reissued to new owners. So, the document confirming the transfer of rights to real estate (apartment, house, garage, land) must be presented to the BTI, and a document confirming the transfer of rights to cash is presented to the bank.