If you want to give up your parents’ legacy in China, you should draft a relinquish of inheritance right affidavit. It needs to be authenticated by the Chinese Embassy or consulate before being used in China.
A. Relinquish Of Inheritance Right Affidavit Authentication Procedure
STEP ONE: Notarization
The applicant must present at the local notary public to get his relinquish of inheritance right affidavit notarized. Laroz only offer local notary public service. After notarization, your document can be authenticated for the next step.
STEP TWO: County Clerk Authentication
Some states require relinquish of inheritance right affidavits to be authenticated by County Clerk prior to state authentication. For example, relinquish of inheritance right affidavits notarized in the New York City should be authenticated by County Clerk before New York State certification.
Note: Different States have different requirements, some states do not need County Clerk authentication before state certification. If you want to learn more detail, please contact us.
STEP THREE: The Secretary Of State Certification
The authentication processing time varies in different states. Usually, it takes one to three weeks. Some states offer expedited service, some don’t. For more information, please contact us.
STEP FOUR: The US Department Of State Authentication
Authentication staff of the US Department of State will receive documents and perform an initial review during 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. Monday through Friday (except federal holidays). It is also required to pick up one’s completed certificate(s) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on the cited date.
To save the trouble, you may use our service on this step. When you create a new order, you need to choose code “DC” on the “Issued by state” column.
STEP FIVE: The Chinese Embassy/Consulate General Authentication
The People’s Republic of China currently maintains one Embassy in Washington D.C., but also maintains 5 consulates-general in the following U.S. cities: New York, NY; Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Houston, TX. Each Embassy or consulate-general hold consular jurisdiction over specific states.
Your legalization application may be rejected by the Embassy/Consulate General that does not hold consular jurisdiction over the state where your document is executed.
When deciding which embassy/consulate-general to go, you should check the state that issued the document, not where you reside.
B. How to Place an Order with Laroz
- Online submit your order
- Mail all required documents to our office
- For our service fees, you can check here.
C. Required Documents
- The original and photocopy of your notarized Relinquish of inheritance right affidavit
- One fully completed and signed notarization and authentication application form
- Photocopies of applicant’s passport information page. Other copies of valid ID may be acceptable, such as driver’s license, green card, et.al. If your passport has been renewed or noted, photocopies of the related pages are required as well. If the applicants are not U.S. citizen, photocopy of immigrant status or green card might be needed in some consular-general.
- Check or money order if you choose this payment method.
D. Payment methods
- Cash payment: available for walk in clients, please do not send us cash by mail
- Money order: can be purchased at the post office, CVS, Western Union and other locations
- Check: please make your check payable to: Laroz International Business, Inc.
- PayPal payment: please pay to info@larozinc.com. You need to pay a service fee to PayPal: $1.00 for the amount < = $20, and 5% for the amount of $20 – $60, 3.5%-5% for amount > = $60. Clients who lives in China may find PayPal more convenient than other payment methods.
E. Template Of Relinquish Of Inheritance Right Affidavit
Relinquish of Inheritance
| Name | Gender |
| Date of Birth | Nationality |
| ID Type | ID Number |
Declaration: I, ___________, is the _daughter/son_ of deceased __________. Deceased died on__YY__MM_DD at __________City of ________State.
Deceased owns individual legal property____________________________.
Deceased has dead intestate, and didn’t sign any legacy-support agreement with anybody. In accordance with the regulation of inheritance law of the People’s Republic of China, I am one of the legal heirs of deceased.
By taking careful consideration, I decide to relinquish shares of inheritance estate of foregoing property. I understand the legal consequences of the foregoing, and will never regret my decision.
I declare, that the foregoing is true and correct. I am the person named above, and I assume full responsibility for the declaration.
Signature of Affiant: _______________
Date: ___________
F. Notice For Notary Public
When you get your document notarized by the notary public, please make sure he put a notary statement on your file. Without a notary statement, the Chinese embassy or consulate may not authenticate your document. Different state may have different style of notary statement. Here is a template for your reference.
State of _____
County of ______
On this ___day of ___, 20__, before me personally appeared___________, to me known to be the person described in and who executed foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that such person execute the same as such person free act and deed.
Notary Public Signature: _________
Commission expiration: ___________ Seal:
You are welcomed to consult us with specific authentication questions relating to relinquish of inheritance right affidavit. You can entrust Laroz for all three step authentication.
Laroz provides basic certification related information, but does not guarantee the correctness and completeness. We are not responsible for any consequence due to incorrect or incomplete information.