The public will, succession contract, inheritance certificate and succession certificate.
An authentic instrument is a notarial act/succession certificate (which is not a European Certificate of Succession) in a matter of succession. The notary, issuing a certificate or an authentic instrument, is the one who attests (certifies) it.
In Latvia, the following acts may or must be realised in the authentic form:
* during the testator’s lifetime:
- Will: notary (authentic will)
- An inheritance contract: notary
- Gift: notary
* after the testator’s death:
- Acceptance of succession: notary
- European Certificate of Succession: notary
- Inventory of the estate involved in the succession: sworn bailiff
