Erbrechtliche

Erbrechtliche is an adjective used in German-language legal discourse to denote topics, rules, and disputes that pertain to Erbrecht, the field of inheritance law. It describes matters concerning the distribution of a deceased person's estate, the rights of heirs, legatees, and other beneficiaries, as well as the interplay between statutory provisions and individual arrangements such as wills or inheritance contracts.

Usage and scope: The term covers a broad range of issues, including the determination of who is entitled to inherit, the order of succession, calculation of shares, and the handling of reservations such as the Pflichtteil (forced share). It also encompasses procedural and substantive questions arising from testaments, intestate succession, and the interpretation or contestation of erbrechtliche dispositions.

In practice, erbrechtliche provisions appear in civil codes and in private documents like wills and Erbverträge (inheritance contracts). The adjective helps distinguish inheritance-law topics from other branches of private law, such as contract or property law. While core concepts are common across German-speaking jurisdictions, details differ among Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, particularly regarding the calculation of the Pflichtteil and rules of representation.

Related topics include Erbrecht, Testament, Pflichtteil, Erbvertrag, and Erbfolge.