The Property Registry requires proper identification of disinherited descendants to register an inheritance
14 Oct 20261 views
Who is affected:
Heirs, testators, notaries and registrars in inheritances with disinheritance of legitimate heirs
Summary
An heir was unable to register his inheritance because the will did not correctly identify the descendants of the disinherited children. The General Directorate resolves the requirements necessary for a disinheritance to be valid for registration purposes.
Detailed analysis
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The resolution analyzes a case in which the registrar of Iznalloz suspended the registration of a hereditary allocation because the descendants of the disinherited children were not sufficiently identified. Consolidated doctrine requires that the will identify the disinherited person with the same rigor as the heir, th…
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