Tongfang’s Honor | Expertly Breaking Through Cross-Border Challenges—A Banner of Gratitude Highlights Professional Responsibility: Lawyer Yu Kehui from Tongfang Law Firm Receives Praise for Efficiently Resolving a Complex International Inheritance Case.

Tongfang Honor

2025-07-10

On July 9, a person who had previously entrusted... Attorney Yu Ke Hui from Tongfang The client who entrusted the case to us made a special visit to present Attorney Yu Kehui with a brocade banner bearing heartfelt gratitude, sincerely thanking her for the professional wisdom and efficient execution she demonstrated in handling a complex cross-border inheritance case, thereby successfully safeguarding the client’s legitimate rights and interests.

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Key challenge in the case: Cross-border inheritance faces multiple legal hurdles.

The client in this case has been living in Japan for a long time and is relatively unfamiliar with the domestic inheritance legal procedures. Moreover, the case itself faces multiple complex legal obstacles:

1. Complicated identity relationships

The client’s parents divorced early in life, and the client lived with the mother and adopted the mother’s surname, making it difficult to establish a clear connection to the biological father.

2. Household registration status is questionable.

After the client’s father passed away, his domestic household registration was unable to be promptly canceled for certain reasons, creating additional procedural hurdles in confirming and determining the ownership of the inheritance.

3. The core issue

The inheritance has been illegally occupied: Most troubling is that the inheritance to which the principal was entitled has been unlawfully withheld for a prolonged period by third parties, becoming the central obstacle to the realization of the principal’s right of inheritance.

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Breaking the Impasse Professionally: Precise Strategies and Efficient Action

Faced with a complex and intricate situation, Attorney Yu Kehui, drawing on her profound legal expertise—particularly enriched by her study and work experience in Japan, which has given her a deep understanding of the differences between Chinese and Japanese legal cultures as well as key practical operational points—quickly devised a clear “dual-track” solution:

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Non-litigation communication and coordination take priority: Actively leveraging the dual advantages of China and Japan, we efficiently and precisely completed the cross-border notarization and authentication procedures for key Japanese legal documents, thereby establishing a solid evidentiary foundation for the case. At the same time, we proactively sought to communicate and coordinate with parties outside the case as well as relevant stakeholders, striving for a peaceful resolution.

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Comprehensive litigation contingency plan assurance From the early stages of the case, a detailed litigation plan was simultaneously developed, clearly defining the avenues for asserting rights and establishing the chain of evidence, thereby creating a strong legal deterrent and ensuring thorough preparation for “using litigation to facilitate negotiations.”

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Strong Pressure: Upholding Rights and Interests According to Law

When non-litigation communication failed to yield results, Attorney Yu Kehui promptly took legal action:

Comprehensively secure illegal evidence

The system collects and organizes various types of evidence regarding the illegal detention of the estate by third parties.

Initiate the prosecution procedure in accordance with the law.

Based on solid evidence, file a complaint with the competent authority in accordance with the law, clearly and forcefully presenting the facts and legal grounds.

Creating dual pressure from law and morality

This move not only imposes clear legal pressure but also generates effective moral public opinion pressure, prompting bystanders to squarely face the illegal consequences of their actions.

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Successfully resolved: Deterrence proves effective, and rights are finally safeguarded.

Leveraging the strong deterrent effect created by a comprehensive litigation contingency plan developed in the early stages, coupled with precise and highly effective advocacy and pressure tactics, the third-party ultimately yielded under legal and practical pressures, agreeing to immediately return the entire estate that had been illegally detained and actively cooperating to complete all subsequent related procedures. Attorney Yu Kehui promptly and efficiently guided the client through the domestic statutory inheritance procedures, ensuring their smooth completion.

A banner of gratitude—beyond expressing the client’s heartfelt appreciation, it also serves as a testament to the lawyer’s exceptional professional expertise and unwavering dedication to the legal profession. The success of this case underscores the critical role lawyers play in resolving complex cross-border legal disputes. Liaoning Tongfang Law Firm will continue to provide professional, efficient, and conscientious legal services, helping clients both at home and abroad tackle intricate legal challenges and ensuring their protection and success!