The inheritance process is quite troublesome, as no one wants to waste their own time or pennies. In general, the institution of inheritance and all its stages are provided by the norms of the Civil Code of Ukraine, which states that the transfer of rights and responsibilities to the heir is either by will or, in his absence, by law.
In general, the process of inheritance over time reaches more than six months from the opening of the inheritance. The initial stage is the submission of the application by the heir personally to the notary office at the place of opening the inheritance, ie at the place of last residence of the deceased or at the location of real estate or the main part of movable property inherited.
The right of heirs to inherited property is confirmed by a certificate of the right to inherit, which is issued by a notary at the place of opening the inheritance after six months from the date of opening the inheritance. It should be noted that when inheriting real estate, the heir is obliged to apply to a notary for a certificate of inheritance of immovable property and register the right to inherit in the bodies that carry out state registration of immovable property, at its location.
So, summarizing the above, you can understand that you need to be directly in the place where the inheritance is located or the testator lived to perform the necessary actions. But how can this be done during quarantine, when public transport is not running and most structures have banned the reception of citizens?
The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, in connection with the recent events in the country, has simplified the inheritance process to the implementation of 2 steps.
Yes, now the heir is not obliged to go to the notary at the place of discovery of the inheritance to apply, but can apply to any notary at his place of residence, and send a certified application to the notary at the place of discovery of the inheritance. And then, with the expiration of 6 months from the date of opening the inheritance, the heir can take his certificate from a notary at the place of opening the inheritance.
If you think that you will not be able to cope with the inheritance process on your own, seek the advice of lawyers who will be happy to help you with this!