Wills: The Legal Will & Inheritance in Spain

Hi
My wife and I are full residents in Spain we jointly own our property in Spain and jointly own a property in England.We have just contacted an Enlish lawyer in Spain for a spanish will he has stated that our english will covers us and only a certificate from Madrid is nessasary upon death. Do you agree?.

For SueinSpain and the others:

In Spain, there's a minimum part of the inheritance that goes to the children of the deceased. It is called "legítima" and amounts to one third of the total.( For example, the deceased leaves a state worth 300.000 euros, then the "legítima" will be 100.000. Supposing there are 3 children, then each will get 33.333.)

This is the part of the inheritance that cannot be denied to the children, except in very rare circumstances. In the case of joint property between husband and wife it is possible for the surviving spouse to keep his or hers 50% -while the deceased half being distributed- (In this example, 150.000 will remain with the surviving spouse and the "legítima" would be 1/3 of the remaining 150.000 which is again to be divided equally amongst the children. In the case that there are no children, the "legítima" will go to the parents or other relatives and not to the spouse.

Please get information from an expert to avoid surprises.
Saludos

Hi all,

We are about to make a Spanish Will. My wife and I have been married 29yrs and have one daughter. I have been married previously and have two children from that marriage. 5 years ago we bought an apartment in Spain. We have worked hard for this and want to leave it to our daughter. The previous wife was left the house when we divorced so the children can make a claim to this.They are both in their foprtys and doing well, where as our daughter is young with 2 babies. How can we omit them from the will.

Thank you.