Any legally significant actions can be performed personally or a notarized power of attorney can be issued to any person who will perform all actions for the principal (Article 185 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation). In accordance with this, you can enter into an inheritance for your friend by a notarized power of attorney.
Necessary
- - notarised power of attorney;
- - the passport;
- - all documents for inherited property.
Instructions
Step 1
To inherit for your friend, contact any notary office. It is not at all necessary to visit a notary at the place of inheritance opening. Show your passport and your friend's passport. In this case, both parties must be present in person.
Step 2
Ask a notary to draw up a power of attorney. In accordance with Article 1153 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, acceptance of an inheritance for another person is possible only if a general or special power of attorney is issued. The document must indicate that the authority to accept the inheritance has been transferred.
Step 3
If the deadlines for accepting the inheritance are missed or the heirs cannot agree on the division of property peacefully, then an appeal to the court will be required. To represent in court for your client, add an additional clause about this to the power of attorney (Article 1155 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).
Step 4
Having received this type of power of attorney, you can legally represent the interests of your friend in the inheritance case. Further, the inheritance is accepted in the usual way in accordance with the requirements of Russian legislation.
Step 5
Contact the notary office at the place of last residence of the testator or at the location of the most valuable or major share of the property. Apply for inheritance. Show your passport, notarized power of attorney, inventory of property, death certificate of the testator, documents of relationship with the testator of your principal, available documents for inherited property. If there are no documents for accepting the inheritance, the notary will make a request to the necessary authorities to obtain copies of all the necessary documents.
Step 6
After 6 months you will receive a certificate of inheritance. All real estate you can register your friend in the property. To do this, submit the following documents to the Federal Office of the State Registration Center: certificate of inheritance; real estate documents; an extract from the cadastral passport and a copy of the cadastral plan of housing or land; your general civil passport; power of attorney. Fill out the application, pay the registration fee and in 30 days your friend will become the legal owner of the inherited property.
