Wills & inheritance
Putting your affairs in order
Assets in two countries, family spread across borders, and two legal systems that may both apply to your estate. I help you make a valid Spanish will and protect what you're leaving behind.
Most people aren't searching for 'Inheritance Lawyer Almería'. You're already thinking ahead.
A Spanish will matters even if you already have one at home — without one, your family faces delays, translation costs, and confusion between two legal systems, at exactly the time they can least deal with it.
Why it's urgent here
In this part of Spain, the heat means funerals and cremations often happen within 24-48 hours. Having a valid will and someone who knows the local process in place spares your family during an already overwhelming time.
What I help with
A valid Spanish will.
How Spanish inheritance law applies to you, including the EU rules that let you choose your home-country law to govern your estate.
Coordinating with any existing foreign wills you hold.
Guiding your family through the process — paperwork, notaries, and tax.
Inheritance tax in Andalucía, which has become much more favourable for close family in recent years.
Every family is different
A conversation, not a contract.
Tell me what you're trying to do, in plain English, and I'll tell you what actually needs to happen. Unlike a lot of firms, that first conversation has no forms and no fees attached — we just talk, so you're clear on what it will take before anything is agreed. Once we're both happy to go ahead, that's when the paperwork starts.
Wills and inheritance sit within the same umbrella as donations — lifetime gifts, taxed similarly — and inheritance tax generally. See Taxes for how they connect.
Makes an emotionally hard necessity as easy as it can be. Will client, Almería
Common questions
Do I need a Spanish will if I already have one at home?
Yes — a Spanish will matters even if you already have one at home. Without one, your family faces delays, translation costs, and confusion between two legal systems, at exactly the time they can least deal with it.
Why is having a Spanish will more urgent here than at home?
In this part of Spain, the heat means funerals and cremations often happen within 24-48 hours. Having a valid will in place, and someone who knows the local process, spares your family a lot during an already overwhelming time.
Can I choose my home country's law to apply to my estate instead of Spanish law?
Yes — EU succession rules let you choose your home-country law to govern your estate. I'll help make sure that choice is properly reflected in your Spanish will, so there's no ambiguity later.
Will a Spanish will conflict with a will I already have at home?
It shouldn't, if it's done properly. I coordinate your Spanish will with any existing foreign wills you hold, so they work together rather than against each other.
How much inheritance tax will my family pay in Spain?
Inheritance tax in Andalucía has become much more favourable for close family in recent years, but every estate is different — I'll talk you through what applies to your specific situation rather than quote a generic figure.
Do I need to sign anything before we start?
No. Our first conversation has no forms and no fees attached — we just talk, in plain English, so you're clear on what it will take before anything is agreed. Once we're both happy to go ahead, that's when the paperwork starts.
Tell me what you're trying to do
No forms to fill in and no charge for the first conversation. I'll tell you honestly what it takes.