INHERITANCE IN SPAIN

What two 2026 Supreme Court rulings reveal about family estrangement, proof and forced heirship  Two Spanish Supreme Court judgments delivered just fourteen days apart reached opposite results on disinheritance for psychological abuse. Together they provide a timely warning for international families: estrangement alone is not a legal cause, and the outcome depends on evidence of […]

Families with property or savings in Spain often face the same question sooner or later: is it better to transfer assets to children or other heirs now, through a donation, or to wait and let the transfer happen through inheritance after death? There is no universal answer the right choice depends heavily on where in […]

Inheriting assets in Spain may trigger Spanish Inheritance and Gift Tax (Impuesto sobre Sucesiones y Donaciones), even if neither the deceased nor the beneficiary was resident in Spain. Nationality is not decisive: tax residence, asset location and the relevant Spanish region determine the calculation and filing authority.  National legislation coexists with rules adopted by Spain’s autonomous communities. These may provide substantial […]