A trust is a legal and financial arrangement in which one person or entity (the settlor) transfers control and ownership of certain property or assets to...
The right of accretion is a legal concept that refers to the possibility for an heir or legatee to receive the portion of an inheritance or legacy corresponding...
The benefit of inventory refers to the legal process by which the heirs of a deceased person determine the value of the deceased's assets and property in order...
The use of the family home when the children are of age is one of the issues that can affect the continuation or termination of a marriage. It is a complex...
One of the essential steps during divorce proceedings in Spain with children is to determine what type of custody and guardianship will be applied to the...
Inheritance tax is a tax burden that all inhabitants of Spain have to pay when they receive an inheritance. In fact, this is true even if we live in an...
Guardianship and curatorship are, fundamentally, the two main institutions of legal protection and guardianship in the Spanish legal system with respect to...
Degrees of consanguinity are a measure used to determine the kinship between two people. They are based on the number of generations separating individuals and...
Although there are no official statistics, it is estimated that approximately 40-50% of marriages end in divorce. This figure rises even higher if we are...
When we are faced with the divorce or separation of a couple with children, the concepts of parental authority and custody always come to the fore. The problem...
Inheritance is a legal process by which a person receives property, rights and obligations from another person after his or her death. Inheritance is governed...
In Spain, everyone has the right to choose whether they wish to receive a certain treatment if they suffer from a lethal and irreversible disease that prevents...
A gift of an estate is the act of transferring assets or property from a deceased person to a designated recipient (usually a person or persons) by will or...
After a separation or divorce, either by mutual agreement or by court decision, parents can follow a shared custody regime over their minor or incapacitated...
An exequatur is the official and legally binding recognition of a foreign judgment. Any interested person can apply for this certificate. But for this, there...
If the grandparents want guardianship of their grandchildren and both parents withdraw their parental rights, they should file an injunction in court and hire a...
Inheritances are subject to inheritance tax. Many people do not realize that whether they receive money or goods, inheriting an estate means paying high taxes...
When the inherited usufruct is only the family house, each sibling has a division like any other sibling. In this way, it will be before the image of a...
A widow's or widower's pension is a financial payment from the social security system to cover the financial needs of one of the partners when the other partner...
Are you thinking of getting married? Then you have probably heard about separate and community property. However, you may not know exactly what they are and...