Inheritance

Inheritance services

• Wills and succession agreements

  We advise on and plan your estate according to your personal circumstances, after first studying its tax implications. (Inheritances, legacies, trusts, gifts mortis causa…)

• Intestate succession

  If there is no will, we handle every formality required for the notarial declaration of heirs on intestacy, so that the inheritance can then be accepted.

• Accepting or renouncing an inheritance

  After studying the assets of the estate, we advise you on whether to accept it outright or with the benefit of inventory — or, if it is not in your interest, to renounce it.

• Court-ordered division of an estate

  We defend your interests in court, applying for the division of the estate's assets when you cannot reach an agreement with the other heirs.

• Forced share, quarta falcídia and legacies

  We represent your interests in claiming, out of court or in court, the inheritance rights you may be entitled to, after first studying your case.

• Contesting a will

  We contest a will when you disagree with what the testator provided, provided the grounds set out in the law are met (the testator's lack of capacity, unfair disinheritance, failure to respect the forced share…).

• Inheritance tax and municipal capital gains tax

  We study the tax impact your estate could have when your will is being prepared, and we calculate, file and pay the taxes once the inheritance has been accepted.

• Advance directives and living wills

  We help you record, for the healthcare professionals responsible for you, the treatment you wish to receive or refuse if you are ever unable to express your wishes (treatment, body or organ donation, religious care, appointing a representative, etc.).

• Negotiation between heirs

  We represent your interests in any disputes that may arise from the inheritance.

• Managing and selling inherited assets

  Once the inheritance has been accepted, we handle everything needed to obtain, maintain or sell the inherited assets.

• Rights of the surviving spouse or partner

  Out-of-court and court claims for the rights you may have as a surviving spouse or stable partner (the widow's quarter, the year of widowhood, widow's pension and, in intestate succession, universal usufruct).

• Executors

  Appointing one or more executors — people you trust to ensure your wishes are carried out — helps to minimise possible disputes among your successors.

• Estate administration for banks

  Handling deceased customers' estates is a complex legal process that takes significant time and resources.