Die angemessene Vergütung des Testamentsvollstreckers nach § 2221 BGB

This dissertation offers, for the first time, a systematic reassessment of the appropriate remuneration for an executor under § 2221 of the German Civil Code (BGB) and provides both practitioners and scholars with reliable guidance in a particularly contentious area of inheritance law. Drawing on historical developments and current remuneration recommendations, the dissertation critically analyzes the competing models of value-based and time-based remuneration. Based on this, it develops a hybrid model that methodologically combines both approaches and establishes criteria for a transparent, legally sound, and practical method of calculating fees. The study is aimed in particular at notaries, attorneys, courts, and the academic community.