Inheritance procedures
INHERITANCE DOCUMENTS
We handle koseki collection, kinship diagrams, uncontested division agreements, vehicle title changes, and will-drafting support. Real-estate inheritance registration is a judicial scrivener; inheritance tax a tax accountant; disputed matters and waivers of inheritance an attorney. Estates involving foreign residents are welcome within this document scope. Fees are quoted after confirmation.
Target Applicants
People who need heir investigation and koseki collection
People who need an estate division agreement or kinship diagram
People transferring a vehicle after a death
People considering a will (notarial form is decided later)
Families where the deceased or an heir is a foreign national in Japan
Our Support Services
- Collecting family registers and identifying heirs
- Drawing an inheritance relationship diagram
- Drafting an uncontested estate division agreement
- Vehicle title transfer at the transport bureau
- Support drafting a holographic will; a notarial will is processed at a notary office
Application Process
Scope and other professions
We ask about real estate, likely tax filings, and whether heirs agree. Disputes go to an attorney; registration to a judicial scrivener; tax to a tax accountant.
Koseki and heirs
We trace the deceased’s registers from birth to death and confirm the heirs.
Agreement and diagram
We draft the division agreement and kinship diagram in a form banks and registrars can use.
Filings we can make
Vehicle transfers and similar administrative filings. We cannot negotiate bank withdrawals as an agent.
Handoff
Real estate needs inheritance registration (mandatory since April 2024) via a judicial scrivener. Possible inheritance tax goes to a tax accountant. Counterparts to be confirmed.
Key Required Documents
Required documents vary by procedure and your situation. We provide a tailored checklist at the first meeting.
Fees are quoted in writing before you instruct us. See How to Instruct Us for our fee policy. Fee policy