Am 20.02.2012 16:35, schrieb Warp:
> andrel<byt### [at] gmailcom>  wrote:
>> In the Netherlands the heirs inherit everything a person owns including
>> his debts.
>
>    Imagine someone is living his life just minding his own business,
> doing his work, paying his taxes and contributing to society as a good
> citizen. Then some official comes to him and says "hey, your uncle,
> which you have never even heard of, just died and you are his only
> heir, so you inherit everything." This guy is like "cool! How much do
> I get?" "Nothing. Your uncle had ten millions in debt, and now it's
> yours. I'm here to collect or put you in jail if you can't pay."
>
>    Nice.
>
>    (And no, I don't know how it's in Finland.)

In Germany, as an heir you can choose to decline the inheritance, in 
which case the other heirs get a bigger share; if there are no other 
heirs (or they decline as well), the government gets everything 
(including the debts).

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