Category Archives: English

How Puerto Rico law treats a probated will from the United States or a foreign country.

I’d like to thank Astrid Mangual for her comment regarding this topic on www.BoricuaLaw.com, which has prompted me to write about this complex relationship between a testamentary civilist jurisdiction such as Puerto Rico, and Common Law Wills such as those drafted and probated in the United States or elsewhere.
First off, let’s start by stating that [...]

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No will? No problem…

To petition for a Declaration of Heirs in Puerto Rico, the first step is to verify if the deceased did not leave any testament among his or her personal items. After a thorough search of the deceased’s documents, the next step is to apply for a Negative Will Certification from the Puerto Rico Testament [...]

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