WILLS, INHERITANCES, AND PARTITIONS

HOW TO PROCEED.

Making a will is important to ensure that in case of your death, your assets are distributed according to your wishes. Making a will has to obey some legal formalities that, although easy to fulfill, are important to know.

In practice, you can make a will as soon as you reach the age of majority. The other condition for being able to be a testator (i.e., for making a will) is that there is no interdiction due to anomaly Psychic.

When there is no will, the inheritance is distributed among the legitimate heirs, in the following order: Spouse and descendants (children, grandchildren); Spouse and ascendants (parents and grandparents); Siblings and their descendants; Other relatives up to the fourth degree (first cousins, great-uncles and great-nephews) and State.

If you want to help people other than your next of kin, you must leave this will be written in your will.

In the case of a will, the law states that a part of the inheritance, the so-called legitimate share, must be allocated to the legitimate heirs. That is, to the spouse, descendants, and ascendants. These heirs are thus safeguarded, and their share of the inheritance cannot be given away or left in a will to other persons. Only the remaining part, which is called the available share, can be transmitted through a will to whoever you want, whether you are a family member or not.

Pets cannot be beneficiaries of a will. The same applies to a child who has not yet been conceived at the time of the testator’s death.

Doctors, nurses, and priests who provided care also cannot be included in your will.

A will is not final, you can add more heirs and you always have the possibility of making a new will.