Question from a reader:
This is a consultation regarding inheritance. My father passed away 15 years ago, and at that time, I transferred all savings to my mother, allowing her to inherit everything. However, I did not take any steps regarding the land or the family home, leaving them in my father’s name. I am the eldest son, and there was
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Please tell me about inheritance. In a family structure consisting of a father, mother, and two children, when the mother first passes away, I believe the inheritance would be divided with the father receiving 1/2 and the children receiving 1/2 (1/4 each since there are two children). Then, when the father passes away, will all the inheritance
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I am having trouble with the division of inheritance. My mother passed away, and my father, my brother, and I are set to inherit her estate. Since my father is elderly, my brother and I decided to divide the inheritance ourselves. We agreed on a 60-40 split, and I received 4 million yen, but later I had
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After my grandfather’s sister passed away and while organizing her house, we found 30 million yen in cash wrapped in newspaper. My grandfather and his eldest son and daughter-in-law decided to put the cash in a safe deposit box, but a few years later, when my grandmother mentioned the cash, she insisted that there wasn’t that much
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After marriage, if a parent passes away and the investment trust purchased with the inherited assets has unrealized gains, will it become joint property of the couple? In the case of divorce, will the profits gained from selling the investment trust need to be divided?
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Question from a reader:
I have a question about inheritance. My mother is the youngest of four siblings (two brothers and two sisters), and her second brother was adopted. This uncle is married but has no children. If he were to pass away, would it be correct to interpret that, according to the family register, he would be considered an only
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I have not yet inherited my father’s estate, who passed away last year, and this year my mother has also passed away. I believe my brother and I are the two heirs, but there are two properties in my family home. One is not registered, and both are still in my father’s name. If I renounce my
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I have a consultation regarding the reserved portion of inheritance. The heirs are my current wife and my two sons. I want to divide the inheritance between my wife and my two sons, but I also want to give half to my ex-wife’s son. However, my wife is angry and says she will claim her reserved portion,
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Please tell me about the transfer of inheritance shares. Currently, my unmarried brother has assets worth about 30 million yen. Assuming that my brother, who is in poor health, will pass away first, my sister and I are discussing this matter. We have agreed that my sister will inherit the bank deposits, and I will inherit the
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Please tell me about inheritance. My mother passed away in 2022, and the inherited property was only half of the condominium we lived in. I did not file for inheritance tax or registration. Later, my father passed away in 2025, and the heirs are my sibling and me. I, the elder brother, plan to inherit the condominium
