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Inheritance in Ukraine While Living in Canada

You can accept and settle an inheritance in Ukraine entirely from Canada: the inheritance case opens and closes at the Ukrainian notary, with you acting through a representative under a power of attorney or by documents signed and apostilled in Canada. Ukrainian law sets a six-month acceptance window from the death, and late-window routes exist where it has passed. LexRoota coordinates the notary, the document chain, and the asset registration that follows; the notary conducts the case and issues the certificate.

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This service is for you if…

A relative died in Ukraine and you are an heir living in Canada
The six-month acceptance window is open, nearly closed, or already missed
Other heirs are involved and the shares need to be settled correctly
You know assets exist — an apartment, accounts — and need the case opened and run

What LexRoota coordinates

Case status check: which notary holds the estate and where the process stands

Acceptance filing within the six-month window, or the late-acceptance route where it passed

POA for your representative or apostilled documents for the sign-in-Canada route

Relationship and identity evidence linking you to the deceased

Asset discovery: property registries, bank queries, corporate shares

Certificate issuance and registration of inherited assets in your name

Typical route

Inheritance in Ukraine While Living in Canada

Day 1–3

Status check

We establish the notary holding the case, the death date, the window position, and the known asset list.

Assessment

Week 1–2

Acceptance filed

The acceptance application reaches the notary through your representative or apostilled signature package.

Ukraine

Month 1–5

Evidence and shares

Relationship documents, asset discovery, and other heirs' positions settle into the case file.

Month 6+

Certificate and registration

The notary issues the inheritance certificate; property, accounts, and shares register to the heirs.

Done

Documents typically required

Death certificate of the relative

Your passport and identity documents

Documents proving your relationship: birth or marriage certificates, name-change records

POA for your representative, where you act remotely

Any information about assets: addresses, banks, company names

Will details where a will exists

What the route depends on

Window position: open, closing, or missed, which selects the route
Heir structure: sole heir, several heirs abroad, or heirs inside Ukraine
Asset types: real property, accounts, corporate shares each close differently
Whether a will exists and how it was executed

What can slow or block this

A missed six-month window, which shifts the case to the late-acceptance or court route
Relationship evidence missing or carrying name mismatches across documents
Another heir disputing shares or a will surfacing late
Assets nobody listed, found only after systematic registry and bank queries

TIMING

The certificate issues after the six-month window closes; a clean remote case typically completes in 6–9 months including asset registration, while late-window routes take longer.

FEES

Fixed coordination fee quoted in writing after the status check; notary, state, registry, and translation fees are listed as separate third-party costs.

WHO ELSE IS INVOLVED

Ukrainian notary holding the inheritance case · State registries and banks · Your authorized representative · Canadian notary or Ukrainian consulate for your side's signatures · Court, where the late route or a dispute requires one

Common questions

The six months since the death have passed. Is the inheritance lost?

In many cases it is recoverable. Late acceptance routes exist — with consent of the accepting heirs or through court where grounds apply. The status check establishes which route is realistic for your situation before any promises are made.

Do I need to travel to Ukraine at any point?

No step requires your physical presence when the representative route is set up correctly. Your signatures happen in Canada — consular or notarized with apostille — and the notary works with your representative throughout.

How do we find out what the relative actually owned?

Through the notary's formal queries to registries and banks, plus registry pulls the Kyiv desk runs directly. The asset map settles early in the case so shares and later steps are planned on facts.

There are three heirs in three countries. How does that work?

Each heir files acceptance in their own way — locally or by POA — and the notary consolidates the shares. We coordinate the abroad-side legs in parallel and keep every heir's paperwork consistent for the same case file.