To accept or renounce an inheritance it is necessary to sign a specific declaration before a qualified officer, and then register it with the \u201cCancelleria della Volontaria Giurisdizione\u201d of the Italian Court in whose jurisdiction the succession has been opened.<\/p>\n
The declaration must be signed and registered within 10 years from the day of the deceased’s death.<\/p>\n
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Qualified officers to witness the signing of the declaration are:<\/p>\n
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HOW TO BOOK THE SERVICE WITH THIS CONSULATE<\/strong><\/p>\n Italian<\/strong> citizens who wish to sign a declaration of acceptance or waiver of the inheritance at this Consulate General must request an appointment by writing to notarile.londra@esteri.it<\/a>, including all following details:<\/p>\n NB:<\/strong> If the acceptance or waiver of the inheritance concerns a minor Italian citizen<\/strong>, it will be necessary to obtain prior<\/strong> authorisation from the Guardianship Judge<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n At the appointment, the person who will sing the declaration, will have to provide:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The signed declaration will then have to be registered, the \u201cCancelleria della Volontaria Giurisdizione\u201d of the Italian Court in whose jurisdiction the succession has been opened.<\/p>\n The interested parties will need to verify autonomously<\/strong>, on the website of the relevant Court for their case, the existing registration procedure.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n SERVICE FEES<\/strong><\/p>\n The cost of the service is double what indicated in art. 26 of the Consular Fees Table. Please note that payments can only be made by British debit card (no contactless, no Applepay, no credit cards, no Italian cards).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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