The next act in the feud for the millions of the deceased Formula 1 legend rose on Friday in the Vienna Regional Court for Civil Matters.
Gloomy mood in the regional court for civil matters in Vienna. In the dark corridor in front of room 9 on Friday, the legal representatives in the next act in the dispute over the inheritance of Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda, who died in 2019. The lawyers agreed on one thing: “No photos!” The public was excluded. At the beginning of the process, in which jurisdiction and timetable were discussed, the curator of the twins (13) from the marriage to Birgit requested that the public be excluded. But she has long been in the middle of the inheritance dispute, which also revolves around the amount of the compulsory portions. “In practice, the right to a compulsory portion mitigates the undesirable consequences of a will,” explains expert Wendelin Moritz from the law firm Schneider & Schneider. Widow is entitled to 16.6 percent of the compulsory portion. The compulsory portion is always half of the statutory inheritance quota. According to Austrian law, Birgit Lauda is entitled to a compulsory share of 16.6 percent as a spouse after she is not included in the will – which has not been paid out to date. Assets in the three-digit million range Foundation lawyer Haig Asenbauer, these are the adult sons of the ex-racing driver from his marriage to Marlene Knaus. On the one hand, sports manager Lukas Lauda, 44, who used to take care of Mathias Lauda’s, 42, career. The younger of the brothers and ex-DTM driver is now working as a Formula 1 expert at ServusTV. And Niki Lauda’s close friend, “Do & Co” head caterer Attila Dogudan, 63, also plays a central role as one of the foundation’s board members. In the Lauda private foundation, assets in the three-digit million range are said to be stashed away.
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