Redacción de un testamento español
Aquí en Lupain Tenerife Estate Agents podemos ayudarte con la redacción de tu testamento español, lo cual es altamente recomendado si posees una propiedad o activos en Tenerife.
Even if you have already made a Spanish Will in the past but due to recent changes in European laws up to as recently as 2016, it is recommended that you study the entitlement of your ‘will’ to safeguard that it confirm with which national laws you wish to apply the division of your estate. If this is not done then this will result in the Spanish law on the distribution of your estate overriding your intended beneficiaries and changing how your estate is distributed. For more information, please Contact Us.
In most Wills it should specify that the testor/s making the new Will hereby agrees to cancel all previous wills made by them. It needs to specifically be stated that this excludes your Tenerife Will otherwise if you are drawing a new Will this would cancel your Spanish Will and a new one would have to be draw up once again for your Tenerife assests
In the event that you get married or divorced, the best course recommended is that you arrange new Wills in the country where you own property or have any asset
1. Who can make a will in Tenerife - Spain?
Anyone aged over 14 is capable of requesting to make a will.
2. What Types of will should I choose
The most two most common catagory of Wills available are:
A. Open Will
This is the type of will most used for individuals in Spain and has to be signed in front of a Public Notary, who retains on file the original document signed in his office. The Notary’s office will then notify the office of the Central Registry of Spanish Wills to register the new will.
B. Closed Will
Using a ‘closed will’ requires that the contents are kept sealed in an envelope.
During this process you are asked by the Notary in the form of a declaration the contents of your Will, whether you have written this yourself or if a third person assisted you in the preparation. On a final point you will be requested to confirm that you have signed this new will or this has been done by someone on your behalf.
The Notary then seals your wishes in an envelope signs it and is filed in his office with a notification to the Central Registry of Wills located in Madrid.
Registro de testamentos españoles
A cada testamento que se encuentra archivado en el Registro de testamentos españoles, ubicado en Madrid, se le asigna un número de registro. Al tener un registro único, se protegen los deseos del testador de que sus posesiones y activos no puedan ser vendidos o transferidos a un tercero.
Como todas las copias de los testamentos se archivan en el Registro Central, esta oficina puede confirmar si un difunto tiene un testamento válido. Además, si un testamento conocido se extravía, se puede solicitar el nombre del Notario que tiene las escrituras originales utilizando el número de registro único.
¿Cómo se distribuye la herencia?
Es posible, según la ley española, aplicar la ley de su nacionalidad para la distribución de sus activos/herencia establecidos en su testamento. Por esta razón, es recomendable declarar a qué ley desea que se aplique su testamento. Si esto no se hace, entonces se aplicará la ley española debido a un cambio en el sistema de herencia en 2016.
