Marta Duarte, partner of CCA ONTIER, in statements to Jornal Económico, comments on the nomination of Choupette, the cat of Karl Lagerfeld, as heiress of the fortune of the stylist. In the light of both Portuguese and French law, the pet could not inherit the 171 million euros.
“even with the new status which was assigned to them, animals remain subject to property law. These have no capacity for succession, only people.' Marta Duarte states.