A translation bureau in Chkhorotsku - TARGMANEBI's service for a municipality where the older generation's documents often have to be put in order by their children - from another country. A will that a father draws up before a notary in Chkhorotsku has to be understood in Italian by his daughter in Italy; a supported decision-making or guardianship decision that a court makes about a grandmother has to be known precisely by her grandson in Germany; the disability certificate and medical history a mother holds are needed in the local language abroad for a carer's visa and family reunification. These documents are legal, sensitive and move in both directions.
Alongside this stream Chkhorotsku has the usual Megrelian paperwork: hazelnut farmers' contracts, students' school certificates, powers of attorney from family members in Europe, travel consents for children. Chkhorotsku is five hours from Tbilisi and forty minutes from Zugdidi; the courier comes to Chkhorotsku together with the Zugdidi visit on an agreed day, while anyone helping a parent from abroad sends us the photo from there and receives the file there too.
A will when the heirs live in three countries
A will in Georgia is drawn up before a Georgian notary and takes effect in Georgian, but the heirs are abroad, and for them three kinds of material get translated - before the will is made, after it is made and when it is opened:
Before it is made
- The draft will in the heirs' language - for information, for a family agreement
- Registry extracts and property papers for an heir abroad
- Documents on foreign property if the will covers it as well
- Foreign certificates of family members to establish kinship
- Documents of a foreign spouse or child in Georgian for the notary
After it is made
- A copy of the will in the heirs' language with notarization, if requested
- Questions from a foreign lawyer or authority in Georgian
- Documents amending or revoking the will
- A power of attorney to manage property during the testator's lifetime
- Bank and pension instructions
When it is opened
- The death certificate and the will in the heirs' language, with apostille
- Renunciation or acceptance of the inheritance from a foreign notary, in Georgian
- A power of attorney from an heir abroad for a representative
- The certificate of inheritance and registry change in the heirs' language
- Foreign tax authority questionnaires on the inheritance
Interpretation has no place in the translation of a will: who receives what, on what condition and in what share - these phrases are carried across word for word, with the terms of Georgian inheritance law matched to their equivalents in the country where the heir lives, and "compulsory share", "acceptance of the estate" and "testamentary heir" must read with the same meaning in every language. One translator handles one family's case with a table of names - the grandson named in the will and his German passport have to be the same person - and years later, when the will is opened, that same table serves the same case.
Support and guardianship - when a parent struggles with decisions
When an elderly parent finds it hard to make decisions for health reasons, a court in Georgia assigns the status of a person receiving support and appoints a supporter - often a child who is abroad, or a local relative whom the child abroad has to agree with. The documents of this process are translated in both directions: the medical and social assessment report and the court decision go to the child abroad in their language; their consent, power of attorney or statement from a foreign notary comes into Georgian, with an apostille; the supporter's reports and the bank, pension agency and clinic documents the child abroad needs to manage the parent's affairs. This terminology - support, guardianship, legal capacity - carries different meanings in different countries and cannot be translated word for word; a legal translator handles it, and a medical translator handles the medical part.
Caring for a parent from abroad - medical and social papers
A child caring for a parent from abroad needs two kinds of documents. The first are for the authorities there: the parent's disability certificate, a medical report on care needs, kinship certificates, proof of income - for carer's leave, social benefits, or a family reunification visa to bring the parent over. The second are for Georgian authorities: a power of attorney in Georgian for a local relative, the foreign discharge summary of a parent treated abroad for the doctor in Chkhorotsku, documents from a foreign pension or social fund. In medical texts, diagnosis codes, medicines and the assessed level of care need are checked against the original separately - these are exactly the fields a social services office decides on.
Chkhorotsku families - every generation
Beyond the older generation, Chkhorotsku families need the same things as the rest of Samegrelo: a grandchild enrols at a university in Kutaisi or Europe, a child travels abroad to a parent, a hazelnut farm signs a contract with a European buyer, someone abroad sends a salary statement to a bank. Often one package covers three generations: a grandmother's support case, a mother's power of attorney from Italy and a grandchild's school certificate - and all three are handled with one transliteration, so that one family does not end up recorded under three different surnames.
Languages in orders from Chkhorotsku
The geography of heirs and caring children decides the languages of Chkhorotsku: Italian, Greek and German come first, English is for foreign lawyers and universal documents, Polish and Spanish for the countries of the younger generation. Russian is the language of the older generation's Soviet documents, Turkish and Ukrainian belong to the hazelnut market; French, Dutch, Czech, Arabic and Chinese are rare from Chkhorotsku.
The process - for a family across three countries
From wherever each person is
Photos of the parent's papers from Chkhorotsku, the child's documents from abroad - in one chat, by WhatsApp to 501 113 200 or by email to info@targmanebi.ge. A courier or a neighbour can help an elderly parent take the photos - we agree that when you order.
Which authority - here or there
A Georgian notary, court or social services office, or a foreign authority, lawyer or embassy - this decides the language, the certification and whether an apostille is needed. Send us the authority's requirement.
Legal and medical translators, one table
A legal translator translates the will and the support documents, a medical translator the assessment and the discharge summary; family names are checked against one table, which is kept for years afterwards.
The file in every country, paper in Chkhorotsku
Every participant receives the file at once - within the limits of the testator's wishes; the courier brings the certified paper to Chkhorotsku together with the Zugdidi visit, or we post it abroad.
Price and deadlines
A Chkhorotsku family pays no more than a Tbilisi one, and the courier appears on the invoice once for the whole case. The price is always by agreement and is set after we see the documents. A will, a court decision and an assessment report fall into the legal and medical category and cost more per page than a civil certificate, but they rarely run beyond a few pages; an information-only translation for a family agreement is a cheaper category. A will translation with notarization takes two to three days, a support case package one week, a medical and social package for a foreign authority with apostille one to two weeks, a family certificate two to three days. Payment is possible from any country and by any participant. The owner of the bureau and the lawyer responsible for these cases is Mariam Zumadze (sole trader, ID 30601010853), for whom a compulsory share and legal capacity are legal institutions, not dictionary words; a confirmed inaccuracy is corrected free of charge.
Your parent is in Chkhorotsku, you are in Italy or Germany, and a will, support arrangement or care papers need to be sorted out? Send photos of the documents from whatever country you are in and tell us which authority is asking - we carry the rest between the two countries, with respect and in confidence.
Call: 501 113 200Frequently asked questions - older generation documents from Chkhorotsku
My father wants to make a will. I am in Italy, my brother in Germany. What do we need?
Your father draws up the will before a Georgian notary - your participation is not required. If the family agrees the draft in advance, we translate it into Italian and German for information; after the will is made, we can provide a copy with notarization if you ask. We build the table of names now, so that the same table is used when the will is opened.
My mother has been given the status of a person receiving support and her supporter is my aunt in Chkhorotsku. How do I take part from Germany?
We translate the court decision and the assessment report into German so you know exactly what the support covers; your consent or statement is drawn up before a German notary, apostilled and translated into Georgian. If you wish, we prepare your aunt's reports in German.
I want to bring my mother to Italy to care for her. What gets translated for family reunification?
Your mother's birth certificate and the chain of kinship documents, a medical report on her care needs, the disability certificate, pension and property certificates - into Italian, with apostille and notarization. Send us the embassy's or prefecture's list and we will fit the package to it.
Grandmother has died, the will is in Chkhorotsku and the heirs are in three countries. Where do we start?
The Georgian notary opens the estate and asks each heir for a statement of acceptance or renunciation - made abroad before a local notary, apostilled and translated into Georgian. The will and the death certificate are translated into the heirs' languages for local lawyers and tax offices. One case, one table, one manager.
Will the content of the will be disclosed to another heir if they are the one paying?
No - without the testator's consent the content of the will is not passed to anyone, even the payer. The testator or the representative in the case decides which file goes to whom, and we keep that instruction in writing.
My mother cannot take photos and lives alone in the village. How do we arrange it?
The courier will come to Chkhorotsku together with the Zugdidi visit, photograph the document on the spot or take it for the apostille in a sealed envelope and bring it back the same way. From abroad you only need to call and agree the day of the visit.
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