Dutch Legislation

Estate Register Decree (boedelregister)

in force

Keeping the register of estates

Family law · Besluit boedelregister · BWBR0014438 · Articles: 10

1 Article 1

For an entry in the estate register (boedelregister), as referred to in Article 186 of Book 4 of the Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek), the following…

2 Article 2

The facts referred to in Article 1, under b, f, h and k, shall be entered by the registrar ex officio into the estate register.

3 Article 3

The registrar shall draw up a deed of:

4 Article 4

Only the facts mentioned in Article 1 that relate to the estates of deceased persons who had their last place of residence in the district of the…

5 Article 5

The estate register (boedelregister) shall be maintained in electronic form and shall be a separate part, distinct from the other parts, of the…

6 Article 6

The documents referred to in Article 1, which must be submitted or made available for an entry in the estate register, do not form part of the estate…

7 Article 7

The registrar is obliged to provide any person with access to the estate register (boedelregister) free of charge. The petition to that effect must…

8 Article 8

If a petition (application) as referred to in Article 7 is submitted to the clerk of the court and the estate has fallen open prior to the date of…

9 Article 9

This decree shall enter into force with effect from 1 January 2003. If the Bulletin of Acts and Decrees (Staatsblad) in which this decree is…

10 Article 10

This decree shall be cited as: Estate Register Decree (Besluit boedelregister).