What is the procedure for making a Spanish asset will?
Initially, we provide our clients with general advice and then take detailed instructions (or if preferred, clients can fill in a standard instruction form and e mail it to us). Then we have the draft Will prepared to accord with the clients’ wishes and instructions. The draft Will (in double column format- Spanish and English) is then sent to the client for approval. Once the Will is agreed with the client, we settle it directly on the client’s behalf with the most conveniently located Notary for the client. Once the Will is settled with the Notary, we arrange for a signature appointment with the Notary at the Notary’s convenience- full attestation guidance notes are provided; and our service includes our availability to deal with any queries. Once the Will has been signed, the client receives a “copia simple” of it for their own records. Part of the Notarial service is for the Will to be registered at the Central Wills registry in Madrid and then the original Will is compulsorily sec