{"id":334340,"date":"2025-09-19T14:01:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erbfinanz.de\/?p=334340"},"modified":"2026-10-14T16:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T14:14:05","slug":"pflichtteil-wenn-das-haus-zu-lebzeiten-ueberschrieben-wurde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erbfinanz.de\/en\/ratgeber\/pflichtteil-wenn-das-haus-zu-lebzeiten-ueberschrieben-wurde\/","title":{"rendered":"Statutory share following a transfer of ownership during the owner\u2019s lifetime"},"content":{"rendered":"

In many families, things play out in a similar way. The parents transfer ownership of the house to one of their children whilst they are still alive, usually with the aim of clarifying the situation and avoiding disputes. The other children find out about it in passing, sometimes only after the funeral. And when it comes to settling the estate later on, there is hardly anything left. There are a few thousand euros in the bank account, plus the household contents. The actual assets have long since been moved elsewhere.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Anyone who finds themselves in this situation often assumes the matter is settled. As a rule, however, it is not. Inheritance law provides for a specific claim in precisely this situation, and this claim remains valid even if the transfer took place years ago. This page explains how it works, what its limitations are, and what the practical difficulties are.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n