The Marbella registrar refuses to register a donation with free reversion clause and prohibition to dispose considering it a donation mortis causa
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Who is affected:
Donors, donees, notaries and registrars in donation deeds with reversion clauses and reservation of disposal
Summary
The General Directorate resolves an appeal regarding a donation of real estate in Marbella that the registrar refused to register, understanding that it was equivalent to a concealed will.
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A notary in Marbella executed a deed of donation of bare ownership of two properties with three cumulative clauses: reversion at the donor's discretion without justification, reservation of power to dispose (art. 639 CC) and prohibition to dispose without the donor's consent. The registrar made a negative qualification…
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