Lauda’s heirs named in the will also fail in the final appeal. The Supreme Court confirmed the initial verdict on Tuesday, which must now decide on the amount of the widow’s mandatory share. And a solution is also being found for the 14-year-old twins Max and Mia.
Birgit Lauda, the widow of Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda, will receive the share she is legally entitled to in the long-running inheritance dispute. After the Court of Appeal rejected the opposing party in the spring, they used the last opportunity to deny the 45-year-old the mandatory share of one-sixth of the inheritance.
But even with this extraordinary legal remedy, the two eldest sons of ‘Niki Nazionale’, Lukas and Mathias Lauda, failed. As the ‘Krone’ reported, Birgit Lauda and the twins Max and Mia (14) do not appear in the will because the former racing driver, who died in 2019, did not change anything after 2007. The three-time world champion married Birgit in 2008. “The Supreme Court dismissed the extraordinary appeal and confirmed the verdict on appeal. “The initial judgment is therefore valid,” says Christoph Kerres, Birgit Lauda’s lawyer.
Four children as equal heirs?
For years, attempts were made to prevent the widow from receiving the legally regulated portion of the inheritance. It is now clear that the first judge only has to decide on the amount. A million-dollar game, because it concerns 16.6 percent of the assets, which are reportedly well into the three-digit million range.
It is also becoming increasingly clear that the twins Max and Mia – even though they are not in the will – will be recognized as equal heirs. They would therefore be treated in the same way as Lukas and Mathias with their inheritance claim. The district court of Döbling is responsible for their case.
Source: Krone
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