In the area of cross-border estate planning practice, the term “forced heirship” is a concept that shall be given due heed.
As a family lawyer in China working on both divorce and estate planning, I would like to introduce forced heirship rules and its implications under Chinese laws.
I. What is Forced Heirship
Forced heirship is a regime restricting…
On May 28, 2020, China has just enacted its first Civil Code, to be effective as from January 1, 2021, a long-awaited legislation that aims to codify China’s fragmented civil laws. Brought under its umbrella are China Civil General Provisions (Chapter I), China Property Law (Chapter II), China Contract Law (Chapter III), China Personal Right Law (IV),…
My second video on YouTube channel (China Family and Business Laws) talking about how a foreigner or Chinese living outside of China should consider when they make a will for their assets in China.
I am still trying to accept my own voices and sounds when I find a bit strange. 🙂
Ok, here is the link if you wish to listen, and you are welcome to subscribe this Channel …
Just approached by a client from Southeast Asia who inquired about inheriting his Dad’s estate in China, a real property in Shanghai.
He contacted me because he felt suspicious of something that must have gone wrong about his current lawyer working on the inheritance matter. It has been almost a year and the client has spent most of their budget for the …
China has enacted its long-awaited Foreign Investment Law this March but will only come into effect as of January 1, 2020. So far this law is warmly welcomed and hailed at large by the international communities.
Well, there are a lot of comments on the Law and its impact and implications on existing and future foreign investment in China. But hardly is there any…
I have observed one interesting thing in my legal practice in family law area. While Chinese people within China are not much interested in making their estate plan, those overseas Chinese are however more keen to prepare for their late years of life and post-demise affairs.
With so many Chinese migrating to foreign countries across the globe, many of them don’t…
In the first post regarding inheritance of corporate shares or equity interests in a China company, we have discussed the general procedures of completing such an inheritance.
In this second post, I will specifically address the issue of inheriting the corporate share estate left by a foreign national who is a foreign investor in a foreign invested company…
[Please note that this English version of Chinese succession law is quoted from Internet resource, and is not work product of the author of this blog, Jason Tian. If you have any question about the accuracy of the text or you want to get clearer about any aspect of this law, you can contact Jason Tian for help using “Contact” on this blog.]
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Jason Tian, the blogger, Senior Partner at Shanghai Landing Law Offices. You can reach him at: [email protected] or [email protected], or call him directly at+86-13816548421 (also his WhatsApp)
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