What Happens to the Assets of an Inheritance?

This is a subject about which there are many doubts. These problems occur every day, in all social classes. How many times are properties not regularized during people’s lives? How many probate trials or intestates are not initiated? Who can inherit? What rights do the heirs have?

The inheritance is the set of all the assets of the deceased, their rights and obligations that are not extinguished by death and that are transmitted to their heirs or legatees. An inheritance represents the will of the testator, who can dispose of all or part of their assets in the way they decide. The will is the highest voluntary expression to whom to leave your assets to.

Did you know that the testator has no obligation to leave the property to any specific person? But what happens when the person who died does not leave a will? In these cases, the Civil Code will help us interpret what the will of the author of the succession could have been. We will be able to determine which people have the right to receive the goods that are part of the inheritance, in other words, the law will tell us who will be the first to be called to receive the inheritance.

At Íntegro Legal Consultores, we specialize in advising our clients to carry out a probate or intestate process in a calm, safe, and efficient way.

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