Inheritance Law / Probate of Wills

After the passing of the testator, the Greek Will of the testator needs to be probated before the competent Magistrate Court or before the competent Embassy/ Consulate.
The Greek Will is acceptable by the Court and probated only if it is the original Will, thus a certified copy of the will or a photocopy of the Will may not be probated as the testator’s Will. If the testator has a foreign Will, it will need to be probated abroad and only then the foreign Will may be registered within the Athens Magistrate Court. Once the foreign Will has been registered, then the heirs of the foreign Will may proceed in accepting the Greek property as part of the estate.