{"type":"document","data":{"id":"bc5bcee0-5365-4a29-8acb-f388a168c27f","localeString":"en-GB","publishDate":"2025-09-19T13:54:08.034+02:00","contentType":"onecms:productPage","hasMacro":false,"flexPageMetadata":{"afmBanner":false,"robotInstruction":{"noIndex":false,"noFollow":false},"description":"A simple and flexible type of company, to keep control over your succession planning."},"mainHeaderZone":{"componentType":"productHeader","coreHeader":{"headerImage":{"transformBaseUrl":"https://assets.ing.com/transform/64b081f8-783a-4de2-a14e-3d51ddb56ac5/civil-law-partnership-1920","type":"image","width":1920,"original":"https://assets.ing.com/m/76728217fab6e3dd/original/civil-law-partnership-1920.jpg","extension":"jpg"},"title":"Civil law partnerships","subtitle":"A useful, safe instrument for retaining the necessary control"},"backLink":{"textLink":{"url":"/en/private-banking/estate-planning","text":"Private Banking"}}},"flexZone":{"flexComponents":[{"componentType":"sectionTitle","title":"Why create a civil law partnership?"},{"componentType":"paragraph","richBody":{"value":"<p>A Civil law partnership can be <strong>an interesting technique</strong> <strong>of inheritance planning </strong><strong>for the larger estates.</strong></p><p>A civil law partnership is a simple and flexible type of company. Combined with a <a href=\"https://www.ing.be/en/retail/investing/private-banking/wap-gifts\">donation</a>, it allows you, for example, to transfer your investments to your heirs during your lifetime and yet <strong>retain control of your investments</strong> and continue to enjoy the revenues from them.</p><p>It can also be a useful instrument for <strong>transferring and managing the shares of your </strong><a href=\"https://www.ing.be/en/retail/investing/private-banking/family-business-home\"><strong>family business</strong></a>. If you contribute the assets of your family company to a Civil law partnership, you can start preparing the transfer without loss of control (even selling) nor revenues (if so desired).</p>"}},{"componentType":"sectionTitle","title":"Extensive accompaniment"},{"componentType":"paragraph","richBody":{"value":"<p>Your tax and legal advisor will help you decide whether a Civil law partnership could be useful to you.</p><p>If so, he can help you set it up and <strong>draw up the bylaws. </strong>This way, you can rest assured that all your wishes regarding the organization and management of your assets will be met to the maximum.</p><p>And once the Civil law partnership has been set up he will help you, together with your Private Banker, with <strong>the management of the partnership</strong>:</p><ul><li>drawing up the minutes of the yearly general meeting</li><li>assistance whenever the bylaws need to be modified to reflect changing circumstances or legislation</li><li>keeping the register of parts up to date</li></ul>"}}]},"complementaryZone":{"flexComponents":[{"componentType":"sectionTitle","title":"Also interesting!"},{"componentType":"cards","cards":[{"componentType":"productCard","cardType":"product","cardSize":"small","title":"A financial plan","intro":"Legal and tax advice","body":"Juridisch advies","image":{"transformBaseUrl":"https://assets.ing.com/transform/c60ca74c-d8e4-4d04-9673-fd22dc86eabe/legal-tax-advice-wealth-1920","type":"image","width":1920,"original":"https://assets.ing.com/m/72e1372a6f119821/original/legal-tax-advice-wealth-1920.jpg","extension":"jpg"},"link":{"url":"/en/private-banking/estate-planning/legal-tax-advice-wealth"}},{"componentType":"articleCard","cardType":"article","cardSize":"medium","title":"How to plan your succession?","body":"Discover the methods of estate planning","image":{"transformBaseUrl":"https://assets.ing.com/transform/bcc51e6c-d22c-440f-ab15-807f506d5214/wap-gifts-1920","type":"image","width":1920,"original":"https://assets.ing.com/m/3eb41215a0db3e57/original/wap-gifts-1920.jpg","extension":"jpg"},"date":"2023-06-01","link":{"url":"/en/private-banking/estate-planning/wap-gifts"}}]}]}}}