DGRN Rules on Whether Nephews Can Inherit When the Sister Named Heir Died Before the Testator
05 Nov 20261 views
Who is affected:
Heirs, notaries and registrars in inheritances with holographic wills and predeceased heirs
Summary
A notary appeals the registry's refusal to register an inheritance where the named heir had died before. The ruling analyzes whether the holographic will implies a substitution in favor of her children.
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The Dirección General de Seguridad Jurídica y Fe Pública rules on an appeal regarding the registration of a deed of adjudication of inheritance in which the designated universal heir (the decedent's sister) had predeceased. The notary interpreted that the holographic will contained an implicit fideicommissary substitut…
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