Media Coverage Mar 7, 2024

Anticipating Your Estate: Plan Carefully to Avoid Conflicts

In an interview with Bel Âge magazine, Partner Pascale Villani highlights essential steps to ensure a seamless succession.

Bequeathing assets to your descendants is about much more than simply distributing the deceased's assets. It is an important act that preserves family harmony and protects one's children and surviving spouse.

Our partner and notary Pascale Villani emphasizes this in this interview with Bel Âge magazine. She stresses the importance of transparency and communication in this critical process, stating that: "Ultimately, it is the testator who has the final say, but the idea is to discuss it during one's lifetime because the children will not be able to ask questions after one's death."

The article explores the critical aspects of estate planning and offers practical solutions to the issues raised.

Read the full article here (in French only)

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