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Expertise
Practice in inheritance law and tax law. Legal services also rendered in the fields of business & commercial law; e.g. business organisations, contracts; debt collections, employment law and international law. Representing clients all over Germany. At times, I also handle family law cases and other civil law matters related with the region in and around Berlin.
Experience in the area
I have been working as a German lawyer since 1999 in the forenamed fields. Before founding my own law office in 2003 I worked as an associate in the legal dep. of the biggest tax consultancy firm of German origin for two years. Bar Certified Tax Specialist since 2007.
Organizations
German-Korean Lawyers Association (secretary general)
Publications
Book in German on offshore tax havens; published by Haufe in 2008
Education/Credentials
- passed bar exam on expertise in the field of inheritance law in 2005
- passed bar exam on expertise in the field of tax law in 2004
- passed Final State Exam and admitted to the bar in 1998
- postgraduate judicial service traineeship in Berlin
- passed First State Exam (JD-equivalent) in 1994
- legal studies at the University of Passau (Bavaria) and at the Humboldt University in Berlin
- graduated as certified banker in 1989
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:
For general information on German inheritance, real estate and business law in English please refer to the online resource of the law office:
http://www.kanzlei-haarhaus.de
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Recent Answers from Henning Haarhaus
2009-11-20 german wife seeking child support:
The child living with you has a support claim against the mother, too. However, as support claims are entitlements of the kids I do not think that both support claims can be offset against each other.
2009-11-19 child support:
The statute of limitation for child support claims is four years. Moreover, irrespective of the positive results of the paternity test your father-in-law is not deemed legally a parent of the child legally
2009-11-18 German Divorce:
Please be aware that the residence permit of your Turkish boyfriend might have ended already at the time when he and his wife separated. There is no need for a revoke. The permit would have exceeded automatically
2009-11-13 German inheritance to be received in the UK:
I assume in the following that your wife is domiciled in the UK. Principally, even in this case she would be subject to German IHT completely. In the event that only your wife would step into her fatherīs
2009-11-12 Divorce w/ Denmark Marriage:
I can only advise on German law, not on American or Denish law: Before filing for a divorce the spouses must have been separated for one year at least (incase of mutual agreement, otherwise it is three
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