Complex inheritance situation

• A good friend of mine is the only child of a wealthy Italian property Owner who died 20 years ago. His Father was married, but his mother was his Father's sister in law (i.e. his father's wife's Sister) who's name appears on my friend's birth certificate.
  
  My Friend was known to his Father, lived with him for a year as a child, in the UK where he was born (the rest of the time was spent with Foster Parents).
  
  My friend received nothing after his Fathers death and to the best of his knowledge all of the property was inherited by nephews and nieces.
  
  His mother also owned property and has also died, again no inheritence was passed on to my friend.
  
  Would there be any right at this stage to contest this situation. Is this in contravention of Italian inheritance practise.
  
  Obviously there are many more details in this case that would need to be considered, so I am looking for a general response.
  
  Many thanks

  Dave Saunders 14 Lug 2009, 06:01 - Denuncia

Italian succession