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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.
What is the timescale to pay inheritance tax or obtain tax clearance in Spain? In Spain we have 6 months to pay inheritance tax or present and obtain tax clearance.  It is possible to claim an extension of a further 6 months as long as the request is presented within the first 5 months.. Please
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  ENGLISH DIVORCE PAPERS: PROBLEMS WITH CHANGING THE SPANISH PROPERTY INTO MY NAME Question. I have a property in Almerimar in joint names with my ex-husband. The English divorce papers state that the property (identified with it´s address ) is to signed over to me. Finally yesterday at the notary I realised that the address
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This article originally published in 2015 has been updated in March 2021 Do I really need to make a Spanish will ? If is very simple. If you have assets in Spain is highly advisable to make a Spanish will to death with your assets in Spain. After 25 years handling probate for ex-pats in
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