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In addition to a pure valuation by a local appraiser, ongoing rental income and any tax obligations in the respective country must also be taken into account for rented properties abroad.
Different tenancy law systems can significantly affect terminability and thus the achievable income value of the property, which requires particular care in the valuation.
Close coordination between the German family law attorney and local experts in the country where the property is located is, as a rule, indispensable here.
Questions of jurisdiction can also become complex when German family law applies to the divorce while foreign law simultaneously applies to tenancy relationships and ownership.
An early legal determination of which law governs which particular aspect significantly facilitates the subsequent valuation.