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03 Sep 2014 2:19 PM by mariadecastro Star rating in Algeciras (Cadiz). 9402 posts Send private message

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Legal tip 1198. Brussels IV or on how to avoid my forced heirs 
03 September 2014 @ 08:13 
 

Brussels IV or on how to avoid my forced heirs

 We already posted several times on this.  A new EU Regulation passed in 2012 (650/2012, also knows as Brussels IV) brings easiness to international inheritances.

These regulation has three basic pillars:

  1. It makes sure that every succession is treated under a single Law and by one authority.
  2. It also enables citizens to choose between law of residency and law of nationality for their inheritance affairs.
  3.  Creation of the European Certificate of Sucession

Brussels IV applies to inheritances with or without testament. It does not imply, in any sense, the alteration of  the substantive National inheritance Law of every European Country. Matters such as who are inheritors, or how taxes apply are not impacted in any way by this new European regulation.

This regulation also creates the European Certificate of Succession, which will facilitate the proving of status and rights as heir/ administrator of the estate/ executor of will. This certificate will be issued by the country where the deceased had habitual residency and will provide proof of entitlement in the estate to all signatory countries.

After this regulation, if you are a UK National but live permanently in Spain and have no estate assets in the UK make sure that you choose law of Nationality in your will as on the contrary, your inheritance will be governed by Spanish rules and its obligatory heirs at your death

 

These rules will apply to all persons dying after 17th of August 2015 so it is important that you make the necessary preventive changes in your will before that date.  You can use this new regulation and choose Nationality Law now, always provided you perform the change according to rules set up in the regulation/ applicable private International Law.

Residency status is determined by facts: duration and regularity of the deceased´s presence in the country. Residency requires close and stable connection with the specific country.

UK, Denmark and Ireland did not sign the regulation but any UK, Denmark or Irish nationalhaving habitual residency in Spain are under the force of this regulation and if they want their national succession Law to be applied they need to grant a new will in Spain . If they had assets in the UK, Ireland or Denmark a grant of probate will be necessary to administer the Uk, Ireland or Denmark assets.

The Regulation is not applicable to persons residing in the UK who just own Spanish assets.Private international law rules of English law would apply Spanish law to any property situated in Spain and therefore Spanish law will always apply to Spanish property owned by UK residents.

 
 


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03 Sep 2014 2:52 PM by camposol Star rating in Camposol. 1406 posts Send private message

Maria, what if a person has a UK will for their assets in the UK and a Spanish will for their assets in .

Spain?

Surely , as UK had not yet signed up to this rule, British law will still apply to their UK will, and they would only have to amend it   If the UK signed up?





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04 Sep 2014 10:31 AM by mariadecastro Star rating in Algeciras (Cadiz). 9402 posts Send private message

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Camposol:

Uk Law will apply to that person in all cases but IF he/she does not have estate assets in the Uk and Spanish residency.

In that case, if this person wants to avoid the application of Spanish Inheritance Law ( legal heirs), he needs to make a new will by which he states he chooses UK Inheritance Law, prior to August 2015 and in prevention he died with a current one that could be contested by his "legal heirs" according to Spanish Law.

Of course wills can also be made after August 2015, it is just a matter of prevention for if someone dies before that date and leave things into the Spanish Inheritance rules because of being resident in Spain.

The Inheritance Certificate is useful for those who have assets in different countries for the probate procedure to be much simpler.



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