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by Michael Davies
News and opinion on European and Spanish regulations affecting ex-pats who retire, play or invest in Spain
Michael Davies is a Spanish lawyer specialised in probate, inheritance tax and inheritance related litigation for ex-pats in Spain.

European Union Directive establishes that if you are a resident in Spain and wish to avoid the Spanish system of obligatory heirs (that establishes that 2/3rds of your estate has to go directly to your
children ) you must make an express choice of your national law when signing your Spanish will.


European Union Directive establishes that if you are a resident in Spain and wish to avoid the Spanish system of obligatory heirs (that establishes that 2/3rds of your estate has to go directly to your
children ) you must make an express choice of your national law when signing your Spanish will.



The U.K  Law Society Gazette like us since 2104  explains why people must get a solicitor to make sure their Spanish will is o.k. after changes in the law due to European Directive 650/2012. The Directive is in force since 17th of August of 2015 and there are many wills that have still not been
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SPANISH WILLS FOR EX-PATS : THE EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE 650/2012  (ALSO KNOWN AS BRUSSELS IV IS IN  FORCE SINCE 17/8/2015 .)   VERY IMPORTANT: BREXIT DOES NOT AFFECT THIS IN ANY WAY BECAUSE SPAIN WILL APPLY THE DIRECTIVE REGARDLESS OF RECIPROCITY (THE U.K. HAD NOT RATIFIED THE DIRECTIVE  IN ANY CASE) Many English ex-pats will need to change
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