{"id":255,"date":"2009-05-18T17:27:18","date_gmt":"2009-05-18T15:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.velascolawyers.com\/?p=255"},"modified":"2015-04-25T15:58:03","modified_gmt":"2015-04-25T13:58:03","slug":"28-is-it-really-necessary-to-have-a-spanish-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.velascolawyers.com\/en\/questions-and-answers\/wills-and-probate\/28-is-it-really-necessary-to-have-a-spanish-will.html","title":{"rendered":"Is it really necessary to have a Spanish Will?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/darkside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/rimg0610.jpg\" alt=\"Velasco Lawyers consultation\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" \/>Yes, because if you haven\u2019t already done so you run the risk of your heirs losing their rights to your assets if they do not claim their inheritance in time, or if your last Will and testament do not appear in the Central Registry of Wills in Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Under Art. 9.8 of the Spanish Civil code: Inheritance by cause of death will be regulated by the National law of the deceased in question, at the time of their death, whatever the nature of their possessions and whatever country they may be in. 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