Inheritance in your nation

[Traekun]

What laws does your nation have about inheritance?
If your nation has noble titles or a monarchy, what system is used to select the heir?

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The Realm of Traekun has very clear and strict inheritance laws. Monetary inheritance must be divided by the number of children, with each child receiving the same amount of money. Some argue that this discourages large families, but most support it. Property on the other hand may be written into a will as going to a specific individual, be they related or not to the deceased, with property not specifically disposed to any party being inherited by the eldest child. Businesses are considered property, as are pets and as were slaves before slavery was illegalized.

Traekun has an aristocracy divided into three parts. Each has a different method of title inheritance.
The Nobility, the magical and military aristocracy of the Graentel Kingdom, does not specifically tie its titles to any land and so each offspring is considered of the same title of their higher ranked parent. Property and money inheritance is applied as normal.
The Patricians, the trader and political aristocracy of the Yaevel port cities, follows absolute primogeniture with the eldest child, regardless of sex, gaining their Patrician parent's title and political office. Patricians may make an exception to this in their will and give the title to a different child, but this is rare. If both parents are Patricians, the oldest or selected child gains both titles.
The Gentry, the new and largely financial aristocracy, is charged with creating a will outlining their specific method of inheritance. There is no traditional method. If there is no will, it defaults to absolute primogeniture and the eldest child, regardless of sex, inherits the title.

The Monarchy has a system of inheritance that has evolved over the years. Originally, it was strict absolute primogeniture. However, eventually a very naive and apolitical older brother was installed as Monarch when it was universally known that his younger sister, an accomplished politician regardless of her Royal status would be far better suited. A massive argument was fought over this, until the older brother himself declared that the younger sister was better suited. This led to the introduction of a new system, where the Grand Dukes of the Noble Houses are allowed to vote on which Royal will become heir. While the vast majority of the time the oldest is elected anyway, this has been used to prevent the rise of some inept and insane Royals.

[Wraland]

It us up to themselves wether someone want to give someone their belongings after their death; if they do not state so or do not have any legal relatives, then the government seizes whatever property of the deceased.

We also don't have a monarchy, so we don't need to worry about that.

[Anollasia]

You can inherit anything sensible you want to anyone want.

[Tolmakia]

There are no official rules or customs for inheritance. However descendants of royalty may inherit what their ancestors used to possess. Corporations may donate their inheritance to the people/charity (if they want), to the manager's family or the government. People may pass down family heirlooms and the like from their generations to younger ones.

[Fatatatutti]

In Fatatatutian culture it is traditional to give away anything of value before you die. Because of our Guaranteed Annual Income, there is no reason to put anything away for your old age.

When a person dies unexpectedly, items of monetary value are usually donated to charities or to the government; items of sentimental value are the subject of careful negotiations among the loved ones, to avoid any hurt feelings.

[Haktiva]

The Federal and Regional governments are forbidden to influence inheritance in any way. However, each culture has different rules for it.

In the North, it's typically passed down to the males of the family or extended klan.

In the East, inheritance is typically passed down to the women of the family or extended tribe.

In the South, It's typically passed down to the eldest of the family.

In the West, it's passed down to whoever is the most powerful in the family.

[Unggoy Star Empire]

You must give it to you're sons and daughters. If not, you must give it to you're wife. If you have no family, you can do what you feel like with it.

[Zecatera]

Inheritance is something of a family tradition in Zecatera, and a very large amount of murders or.. accidents.. are contributed by inheritance issues. There is no government involvement with inheritance, unless what is being inherited is something the government wants.

[Saurisisia]

Inheritance is given usually to the deceased's closest living relatives, while any noble titles the deceased had will transfer to the closest living relative of the same gender. The government does not interfere in private affairs since, well, they govern the people and not control or rule them.

[Hotgrat]

Inheritance only applies to money in Hotgrat. If, for example, a giant oil company CEO dies and leaves the company to the child, the company will be taken over by the Hotgratian officals, unless the son pays for the company.

[Allanea]

Allanea has no inheritance taxes. The laws allow all forms of inheirtance.

In the event a will has not been left, his estate will go to his next of kin, with the definition altering somewhat in the different 100 states of the Free Kingdom.

[La Habana Cuba]

The government seises all major and minor gold finds. The government inherits all properties.

Democratic Communist Socialist Republic of La Habana Cuba.

[Neo Prutenia]

There is no legal concept of inheritance in the classic sense; all assets are just transferred to the next valid legal person and/or entity, as predefined by either the law, the involved parties, or frequently both. Personal property is customarily divided among family members and/or friends of the deceased, or its are just discarded. Spouses, children, and siblings get priority in exactly that order, when it comes to personal property, while friends can usually only claim what the family and relatives weren't interested in. Personal property is legally defined as various items, including but not limited to things like clothing, movables, household items and electronics, jewelry, art, writing, etc. Family assets, which would include mostly all non-business private property, remain in possession of the family unit, which is treated as its own legal person (like a corporation). If the last member of a family dies, all family assets/private property return(s) to public management and become(s) eligible for leasing by others. Family assets and private property is legally defined but not limited to things like houses, homes, vehicles, land, non-business leases, certain monetary and capital assets (bank accounts, savings, stocks/shares etc), and others. Business assets include various sources of income and financial assets tied to them. Business assets remain part of the registered business entity, and in case of death of the last member of a business entity, it return to public management and becomes eligible for lease, purchase, or transfer to/by others. Other assets are a fourth category used for various possessions that might not clearly fit into either of the three previously defined. Patents and copyrights are a good example of what might be considered an Other asset, as it's sometimes difficult to determine if they are a personal, family/private or business asset. In all cases, Other assets temporarily revert to public management until a court can determine who has the strongest claim to it/them or claimants settle it among themselves.

In all conflicts over "inheritance", or rather transfer of ownership of legally defined assets, a court will solve any disputes between claimants. Any and all out of court settlements must be verified and confirmed by either a court or some recognised legal authority under whose jurisdiction such settlements would fall, in order to be legally recognised. This is done to prevent any form of hidden or overt coercion, fraud, or other illegal form of aquiering assets. There is no inheritance tax, but there is a fee which has to paid for administrative purposes and the service of the courts. In case of disputes, additional legal fees have to be paid. Due to the latter fees, people tend to favour a rational approach to dividing assets and assigning transfers, since the legal fees for dispute resolution might not always be equally shared by all claimants, and claimants with a frivolous or weak claim, or those who attempted to strong arm something into their favour might be assigned a larger share of the costs. On the other hand, maximalism, here defined as attempting to gain the maximal possible benefit to the detriment of others, can also be penalised by higher shares in paying the legal costs for dispute resolution. There is a logical and rational balance in the courts' approaches to such disputes and transfers in order to encourage eligible parties to behave civil and resolve disputes by consensus. For the most part, these things tend to be clean affair where everyone involved tries to avoid bad blood. Of courses, case of rather difficult, tense, and volatile disputes are well known and well documented, but they are relatively rare and exceptional, and only really come to prominence in cases complicated family disputes which involve divorces and remarriages. Ultimately the court is the final arbiter, regardless of how bitter and/or out of hand a situation can get.

[Asrtotzka]

At the Republic of Asrtotzka, inheritance follows these rules:

1. Inheritance is divided equally among all legal heirs.
2. According tho the Law, legal inheritances are the fellow family members, the sons and the daughthers.
3. Heirs can inherit:
   
   1. Domestic items, such as white goods, TVs, books...
   2. Cars, motorbikes and bikes.
   3. Clothes.
   4. The right to live at the dead inhabitant's home, in return for paying the rent of the home (including the unpaids). If the heir lives alone, he cannot inherit the dead inhabitant's home without leaving his own home.
   5. The right to be employed at the position of the dead worker, in case of the beneficiary is a worker eligible for employment in expecting to get an employment.
4. Things that cannot be inherited are transferred to the Committee of Inheritances , who shall use them for social purposes, by donating them or selling them and donating the collected money.
5. Testaments are not taken into account to define heirs or inheritances, but it usually influences the Committee of Inheritance in determining the social purpose.
6. Also, all inherited items must be valued by the Committee of Inheritances , in order to calculate the applied taxation, with the exception of the rights to live at the dead inhabitant's home and to be employed at the position of the dead worker, that shall not be valued.
7. Money can be inherited only to pay the applied taxation to inheritance.
8. The taxation on inheritances are calculated as following:
   
   1. Below 5,400¹ credits of value per heir, no taxation is applied.
   2. The following 2,200 credits of value per heir, a 35% tax is applied.
   3. Above 7,200¹ credits of value per heir, the applied taxation is raised up to 100%.
9. Those who cannot afford the payment of the taxation may negotiate the payment for taxes in instalments or refuse the inheritance. Refused inheritances goes to the Committee of Inheritances.

^1. In comparison, the minimum wage is 5,400 credits a year and 7,200 credits a year is the second lowest level in wages chart.

[Pimps Inc]

There are really no restrictions to who and how much you can give.

[Novus Niciae]

When someone dies in the republic without a will their property is inherited by the spouses of their marriage line and any credits they had saved are shared into their descendants bank accounts.

However it is legal and common for people to make specific bequests in their wills to leave property or credits to any individual or organization.

In all cases there is a flat rate 25% inheritance tax for all credits inherited , but no tax for real property.

[Makaar]

In Makaar, the estate is initially subject to an inheritance tax of 60% of everything above the inheritance allowance of 200,000 Sovereigns. The estate is then divided according to the will. If no will exists, the estate is divided between living heirs, with partners favoured first, then children, according to the law. If no heirs exist or can be located, the entire estate is forfeit to the Crown.

[Mened Tewel]

Males inherit all titles and property from their fathers; inheritances go exclusively to the eldest child (although exceptions may sometimes be made for all-male twins or triplets). Females receive nothing unless there are no males. If there are no male children then girls may expect possession of their father's money but not his land or titles., which are passed to the nearest male relative or, if none can be found, on to the state.

[Adab]

When it comes to inheritance matters, we rely mostly on the male-line. A father may give everything that he owns to only his eldest son, or maybe divide all but a few among all of his sons (the rest will be given to his daughters). Only if the father does not have a son will he give his possessions to his eldest daughter or divide all among his daughters. There is actually no laws regarding inheritance in Adab, only a tradition established in a normally patriarchal society, so we leave it up to our citizens to take care of matters.

[Lasuku]

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[Themiclesia]

Inheritance is arguably the tradition that held Themiclesia together throughout the ages, for she is a land of constantly squabbling states, passed from generation to generation. There are two types of property recognized in Themiclesia: real and personal.

Real property includes titles of nobility (which usually is attached to land) and hereditary rights, and personal property includes uses, goods, and other rights. It is the inheritance of real property that Themiclesia culture seeks to regulate. Real property must be passed from a principal to his eldest, legitimate male heir; this principal stops states from disintegrating or a house's power from consolidating with another house. If no legitimate male heirs could be found, then female legitimate heirs are considered, with preference towards age; otherwise, the principal could appoint any member of his extended family to inherit his real property.

Personal property is disposed with much greater flexibility and variety in Themiclesia. In general, the principal could name any person to inherit his personal property. Money is generally divided equally between all issue.

[The New Hungarian State]

The System to select a heir to the monarchy is simple, all children of the monarch count as heirs,not just males, and upon the coming of age of the first child,that is the heir,once more children reach legal age,the monarch will occasionally choose the one he wants to inherit the throne, the decision changes A LOT. When the monarch dies, the chosen heir will personally and publicly execute all his/hers sibling.

[Solsteim]

People write wills in Solsteim saying what they want to leave to whom, with a small tax on monetary inheritance. If a person has not written a will the money goes to: spouse, if there is no spouse it is divided evenly between a persons children, if no children then siblings, if no siblings then it goes on and on. If there are no relatives to within the fourth degree (1st cousin) or direct descendants and a will has not been written then the persons property will be taken by the government, if relatives within the 6th degree or others with any legal claim to the property do not show up to claim it for 6 months then their property is destroyed, auctioned or committed to the ministry of records.
If a house has special value beyond just being a residence, I.E. large estate historical significance etcetera then it will generally be granted to the best claimant instead of sold so that money can be split up, as most prefer to keep such property within the family.

[Geadland]

Inheritance is subject to a progressive tax. Small inheritances are tax-exempt, most are taxed at 20% and very large inheritances are taxed at 30% or 40%. Another 10%-20% can be taxed if the will contains significant discrimination. If a person doesn't have a will, the government assumes control over the inheritance, but will normally negotiate with his or her immediate family.

[Dirthkos]

In Dirthkos, private property tends to be much rarer than in other nations; almost everything is actually owned by the household(a large extended family; the use of the term is a relic), and since households don't die, property stays with it. When an individual dies, their property goes to their household. The position of head of household goes to the eldest male member of the household, and other hereditary positions are assigned to the household and an individual from within it elected.