An intestacy heir is the person who, since there is no heir named in the will, is so by law. In order to become an intestate heir, it is necessary to file a declaration of intestate heirs, an action that can be notarial or judicial, depending on the relationship with the person who has left the inheritance. The declaration of intestate heirs of the ascendants, descendants and the spouse can be made before a Notary Public, without needing to go to Court for it.

FAQs

Interrogatory: A relative has just passed away and has not left a will. What do I have to do? Answer: The first thing you would need to do is request the death certificate of the deceased person. Next, you should go to the general registry of acts of last will to obtain the certificates of last wills, and depending on the degree of kinship, you will have to appear before a notary or before the Court to make the declaration of heirs.

It is a judicial or notarial procedure that is executed to establish the heirs of a person who has died without making a will or with a null or ineffective will due to whatever origins.

It is a legal document where providers are notified in advance of the type of medical care that the person wants to receive in the event of an accident or serious illness.

It is the total of goods, rights and obligations that make up the patrimony of the deceased and upon death transfers to the heir.

It is the right granted by the Catalan Civil Code to the successors or heirs to obtain a part of the inheritance of their parents after their death.

It is the process of confirming in a given document the identity and data of the signatory and the date of the signature, by means of a very clear type of notarial action, since the Notary must express that a certain signature corresponds to a person.

It is the one that is officiated between two or more people to be reciprocally inherited in case of death.

Although his personal patrimony was of a significant amount, his heirs had doubts about whether to accept the inheritance or otherwise proceed with his resignation. In this case the team attorneys specializing in succession law they advised that it was interesting accept inheritance They should opt for the modality of acceptance for the benefit of inventory, since, with this, they would only be liable for the debts up to what was covered by the inherited assets, without risking the assets of the personal assets of each of the heirs. so they did, they accepted the inheritance for the benefit of inventory and they came to inherit a significant amount of the father's estate, since the pending debt of the inheritance was subject to resources, the resources were partially earned and a succession balance remained in favor of the heirs, which they would not have obtained, if from the beginning they would have opted for the waiver of inheritance.

Voluntary declaration of a person stating what he wants to be done with his assets after his death

In recent times, the so-called Living Will is in fashion. The government initiates legislation to legalize euthanasia, which as we know is contrary to palliative care. When a person decides to die, he is given a substance to fulfill his will. These instructions are signed in a document that in Catalonia is called "Document of advance directives", known as Living Testament. These instructions are executed by the person designated for this purpose, when the person who expresses his will to die can no longer decide, finding himself in a situation that had already been foreseen and that is critical and irreversible.