Inheritance and Succession

OG&PS continuously assists its clients in the process of sharing assets, making wills or donations, among others.

The professionals at OGPS have a wealth of experience in the area of inheritance and partition, the result of years of practice and procedural work.

We provide the following legal services in this area.

- Legal advice and support in all procedures relating to the distribution of assets during life, namely donations and registration of the reservation of usufruct for life;

- Agreement on the choice of law applicable to succession;

- Succession planning, including the drawing up of a will;

- Annulment and revocation of wills:

- Drawing up donation contracts;

- Disposal of inheritance rights;

- Legal advice on promoting the qualification of heirs at the Notary or Inheritance Desk;

- Registration of the acquisition of existing real estate in hereditary communion;

- Inheritance records;

- Legal advice on the administration of the inheritance and its fruits;

- Procedure to remove the head of the couple;

- Legal advice on out-of-court partition procedures;

- Legal advice on judicial division proceedings (inventory proceedings) in a Notary's Office;

- Legal advice on judicial division proceedings (inventory proceedings) in Court;

- Judicial procedure for the recognition of inheritance and the recognition of the right of the heir;

- Procedures for assigning the right to live in the family home and rights over the contents;

- Legal advice on exercising rights on the death of a de facto partner;

- Legal advice on tax obligations arising from the division of property;

- Legal advice and representation in transnational division proceedings;

- Annulment of partition.

Citizenship

With its service, OG&PS aims to bring the Portuguese community closer to Portugal.

Our multidisciplinary team is able to provide each client with an individualized proposal for their specific situation.

For Portuguese communities abroad, the main questions are:

Were you born abroad and one of your parents is Portuguese?

Requirements:

- be born abroad;

- have a Portuguese mother or father;

- declare that you want to acquire Portuguese nationality.

Do you have a Portuguese grandmother or grandfather?

Requirements:

- have an original Portuguese grandmother or grandfather who has not lost Portuguese nationality;

- declare that you want to acquire Portuguese nationality, using the declaration for the acquisition of Portuguese nationality;

- have a connection to the Portuguese community.

Have you been married or living in a de facto union, recognized by a court, with a Portuguese person for more than 3 years?

Requirements:

- You can apply for Portuguese nationality if, on the date of the application, you have been married or in a de facto union with a Portuguese national for more than 3 years;

- Depending on your situation, you may need to present certain documents proving your connection to the Portuguese community;

a) if you are married:

- the marriage certificate, which can be dispensed with if it identifies the registry office, the year and the registration number in Portugal

b) if you are cohabiting:

- the certificate of the court judgment recognizing that they have been living for more than 3 years in conditions similar to those of people who are married

- a declaration, less than 3 months old, in which the Portuguese citizen confirms that they are still living together.

Corporate Business Management

The concept of corporate governance and its principles are part of the knowledge that an entrepreneur must acquire in order to know how to run a company sustainably.

Although it may seem like something that only applies to large enterprises, businesses of all sizes can benefit from corporate governance practices.

What is corporate governance?

The basic meaning of the term "corporate management" is: the set of actions involved in running a business.

Therefore, it would be the management of all the sectors and resources of a company, including its finances and employees, in order to achieve near-optimal efficiency.

In other words, corporate governance is a set of practices to be adopted by a company to strengthen it and align the interests of the various parties involved.

These parties include partners, directors, shareholders, employees and other stakeholders.

In addition, corporate management must align the interests of the parties involved with the determinations of the bodies responsible for supervising and regulating the company.

What are the principles of corporate governance?

Corporate governance is based on 4 basic principles:

1) Transparency

This refers to the practice of making information available to interested parties, not just by legal or regulatory imposition.

The principle of transparency should not be restricted to the company's financial performance, but can include other aspects linked to the management of the business that contribute to its continuity and value.

2) Fairness

This consists of treating all members and other stakeholders fairly and impartially, taking into account their rights, obligations, needs, interests and expectations.

3) Accountability

It complements the principle of transparency, establishing that corporate management agents must account for their actions in a clear, objective, understandable and timely manner.

In addition, they must assume the consequences of their actions and play their roles responsibly.

4) Corporate responsibility

According to this principle, governance agents must ensure the maintenance and growth of the company, considering its financial, human, intellectual and environmental capital, etc., reducing actions with a negative impact and increasing positive results.