21/05/2024
Lawyers and collaborating notaries in the United Kingdom. We have collaborating lawyers and notaries in London.
One of our collaborating lawyers is Maria Reche, a lawyer qualified both in Spain and in the jurisdiction of England and Wales, being therefore “Solicitor of England and Wales” as well as a Spanish lawyer.
The area in which our collaborator Maria Reche specialices is in international successions Spain-United Kingdom, and she is our contact professional for many other international matters where legal knowledge of the laws of the countries Spain and the United Kingdom is necessary.
María also assists us with the drafting of international notarial documents that are needed, as the “Head” lawyer of the “Spanish desk” of Castelo Notaries & Solicitors.
Managing an estate abroad can be time-consuming and expensive. Often, beneficiaries do not know who the heirs of a family member's assets in Spain or the United Kingdom are, due to ignorance of aspects such as the applicable law. Other times, the authorities may even need a Declaration of Law made by an English legal professional, such as a specialized lawyer and a notary, to settle an inheritance in countries such as Spain.
Furthermore, in an international inheritance, the translation of foreign documents is usually required, as well as having them notarized and legalized by the Hague apostille, for their validity in the other country. Among the documents are the death certificate of the deceased, the
documentation relating to the deceased that demonstrates the link between the potential heirs and the deceased, a copy of the will as well as a copy of the English "probate" if the inheritance needs to be resolved in Spain. This is why lawyers who are experts in international inheritances, like María, are needed to help executors and heirs resolve them.
