WILLS - September is discount month!

[colleen]

The key thing if you own a home here is that if you die intestate the University of Guanajuato "inherits" your property - not your survivors - and that includes your spouse.


That's why I'm always surprised when someone buys in only one name. When we bought, the notario was saying it would be cheaper to put in one name and make a will. I hated probate in the US and would be sure to hate it here also. They make it sound like it would be soooo easy to just make a will. It's kind of "pay me now or pay me later". We paid for derechos for both of us tho it was our original idea to have it just in my name. I sure wouldn't want Sven out on the street. In our neighborhood there is a home near us that is rumored to be owned by the notario who did the work for the American couple who owned it. Maybe he made himself the beneficiary, one way or another. I don't want to have the conversation that would be necessary to decide who gets what so we have agreed that for now it's ok if the U of Gto takes it. If our kids are smart and lucky they will decide to be more friendly before we lose all our marbles or die.