How to find the correct probate registry in cross-border inheritance cases Germany has 638 County Courts (Amtsgerichte), each of which has a probate department (Nachlassgericht). In order to obtain a German grant of probate (Erbschein), the applicant must address the right one, namely the County Court which has local jurisdiction (örtliche Zuständigkeit). This is the first aspect which any local probate registrar (Rechtspfleger) in Germany checks, because it is an easy way of getting an…
Bernhard SchmeilzlDecember 30, 2025