Mexican Wills

[Barbara]

FROM: Club de la Cultura Eclectica <operaeclectica@gmail.com>
Yesterday, 7:47 PM

There's never a better time to get your Mexican Will prepared and registered.

As Ruth Windsor mentioned in her Thinking Out Loud talk, throughout September and October, all Mexican notarios are offering discounts up to 50% off the cost of preparing your Mexican Will.

A Mexican Will/Testamento is legally required if you own property—a home, condominium and/or land—in Mexico. Even if you do not own property in Mexico, a Mexican Will is also important if you have assets or valuable belongings in Mexico—motor vehicles, jewelry, art—and if you wish to make provisions for pets. If you have assets in Mexico and don’t have a Mexican Will, the State of Guanajuato determines how your property will be distributed.

Required documents needed to prepare/obtain a Mexican Will: Passport or other identification and parents' full legal names, or birth certificate.

[jesm]

Great reminder, thank you. Been meaning to do this, but, well you know!
Can anyone offer a recommendation for an attorney to prepare a will. Direct personal experience would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

[roberb7]

Lic. Héctor Manuel Ramírez Sánchez, on Boulevard Guanajuato, did mine. Or actually, his daughter, Hilse, who speaks English well, did most of the work.

[mr bill]

Barbara writes, "... If you have assets in Mexico and don’t have a Mexican Will, the State of Guanajuato determines how your property will be distributed." It is my understanding that real property (bienes raices) intestate in GTO goes to the University even if there is a surviving spouse. That encouraged me years ago to have a Mexican will prepared. I used Lic NORA GUTIERREZ MENA Notaría Número: 18. Dirección: PASAJE AGORA DEL BARATILLO DESP. 15. Nora is fluent in English.

[Barbara]

Hi Mr. Bill,

My comment was a copy and paste from an email I received from the group which organized the "Death in Guanajuato" talk a few weeks ago and sent this reminder about wills.

I've heard the same about the UG getting property here if one dies without a will, which is why I had mine prepared years ago, too!

Saludos!