{"id":363228,"date":"2025-09-15T10:55:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T08:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erbfinanz.de\/?p=363228"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T13:36:48","slug":"the-compulsory-portion-for-siblings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erbfinanz.de\/en\/ratgeber\/der-pflichtteil-fuer-geschwister\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandatory portion in German inheritance law - what siblings really need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Behind the question of the compulsory share for siblings, there are almost always two very different situations. The first is easily explained. A brother or sister has died, you have been disinherited in the will, and you want to know whether you are at least entitled to a minimum share. Here, the law is clear, and for many, the answer is surprisingly matter-of-fact. Siblings are not entitled to a compulsory share under any circumstances.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The second situation is by far the more common. One parent has died and named their brother or sister as the sole heir, whilst you yourself have been left empty-handed. Often there is an old dispute behind this; sometimes it is simply the parents\u2019 wish to keep the house in one family. Anyone who has been passed over in this way seeks the statutory share as a brother or sister, but what is actually meant is the statutory share as a child of the deceased. And that does exist. It is then directed, of all people, against one\u2019s own siblings, because they are the heirs.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This article answers both questions. It explains who is entitled to a compulsory share, how the claim of a disinherited child is calculated and enforced, and in which cases siblings actually inherit.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n