How to accept an inheritance in Ukraine under martial law?

To accept the inheritance, an heir shall submit an application for the acceptance of inheritance within the time limit established by the inheritance acceptance law.

Such an application is submitted to a notary or in rural areas, to the authorized person empowered to perform notarial actions in the local self-government body at the last place of the testator's residence. If such a place is unknown, it is submitted based on the location of the testator's real estate or its main part, and in the absence of real estate, based on the location of the main part of the movable property of testator.

Important! During martial law and within six months from its cessation or cancellation, if the place of opening the inheritance is a settlement located in territories not under the control of the Government of Ukraine, in the zone of active hostilities, or in an area where state authorities temporarily do not exercise or do not fully exercise their powers, all applications within the inheritance case, including the application on acceptance or refusal to accept the inheritance, are submitted regardless of the place of inheritance opening.

The application for acceptance of inheritance shall be submitted by the heir in person or by mail (however, in this case, the heir's signature on the application must be notarised). In the case of applying in person, the heir must present a document certifying their identity to the notary.

A person who has reached the age of 14 has the right to apply for inheritance without the consent of their parents or guardian.

An application for acceptance of inheritance on behalf of a minor or incapacitated person shall be submitted by their parents (adoptive parents) or guardian.

The legislation does not establish requirements for the content of the application for acceptance of inheritance, but it should include the following:

1) the name of the notary or the name of the notary office to which the applicant applies;

2) the address of the notary or notary office;

3) the applicant's full name, passport details, address and place of registration, and contact information;

4) information about the testator and their death (name, date of death, last known place of residence);

5) property that is part of the inheritance and is known to the applicant;

6) desire to accept inheritance;

7) information about other heirs (name, passport details, residential address, and address of registration and contact information) (if any).