CASE 1: Second marriages and the importance of making a Will to protect the rights of the spouse. A few months ago, an expatriate who resided in Spain passed away, leaving only Spanish assets. He had three children from his first marriage and with whom he no longer had a relationship with and lived with […]
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Expats Inheritance in Spain. Validity of Spanish Wills previous to the Regulation 650/2012.
In today’s article we would like to comment on the recent resolution of the General Directorate of Registries and Notaries in Spain, on 15th June 2016, of an appeal against the decision of the Land Property Registrar of Orihuela (Alicante). The case concerned the inheritance of a British person, permanently resident in Spain at the […]
Are you an expatriate or foreigner, resident in Spain, but without a Will? Legal consequences.
Dear Readers, As we have informed in previous articles, the European Inheritance Regulation 650/2012 applies to all successions in relation to deaths that occurred from 17th of August 2015 onwards. Since the 17th of August last year, successions in Spain are in principle governed by the law of the country where the deceased has habitual […]