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Inheritance Law

planner Dominican Republic Expert

17771POSTS

4 years ago

A will does not have to stipulate ALL your assets,聽 just聽 the major ones and categories. Then it stipulates dispersion within the law.

Tippj Serial expat

615POSTS

4 years ago

#42

Just talked to a attorney last night about this subject鈥︹€︹€漬ow don鈥檛 jump on me 鈥�

But he said if a man dies and there is no will聽 , all his property goes to the first 鈥渟on 鈥�

Even if his daughter is older then the son 鈥�.the women aren鈥檛 recognized if there is no will聽 , something to do with the next man in the family it bypasses the wife because, (and he said this not me ) there鈥檚 a lot of men here that have children with 2-3 different women and the courts won鈥檛 get mixed up in that

Who is the real 鈥渨ife鈥� 鈥�.lol鈥� he said the courts in POP anyway still look at the women

As if it鈥檚 still 1930s-40鈥� s鈥︹€�. And if there鈥檚 a will every little thing has to be listed聽 , even the change in your pocket ..and to whom it鈥檚 bequeathed鈥�. If not it could be contested and the little boy can walk away with everything鈥︹€�.馃馃

planner Dominican Republic Expert

17771POSTS

4 years ago

#43

That is absolutely not correct information!!!

Guest2022 Guest

0POSTS

4 years ago

#44

To quote what a Santo Domingo legal practice states on their webpage:

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The process to claim an inheritance in the Dominican Republic is regulated by article 718 of the Dominican Civil Code and its subsequent articles.

Usually, in the Dominican Republic, people do not have a will at the time of their passing. Therefore, it is important to note that it is not necessary to be listed in a will in order to have access to an inheritance.

It is also important to note, that the law establishes an order of priority to be able to inherit, stating that the parties who have priority to inherit first are:

鈥� Direct descendants (children and grandchildren).

鈥� Ascendants (parents and grandparents).

鈥� Collateral parties (brothers, cousins and uncles).

CHILDREN鈥橲 RIGHTS OVER THE PROPERTY OF THEIR PARENTS.

According to article 14 of Law 14-94, also called the Children Act, all children born from a consensual relationship, a marriage or adopted, enjoy equal rights and qualities, including succession order.

As you can see, all children have the same rights and should all be treated as if they were legitimate children.

This was not always the case. Given that before the promulgation of the Children Act (Law 14-94), the succession rights of a 鈥渘atural鈥� child and a 鈥渓egitimate鈥� child, were not equal. Natural children were entitled to only half of what legitimate children were entitled to.