Children and their descendants are those who succeed the parents and other ascendants. There is no distinction of sex, age or affiliation.

• Children always inherit by their own right and divide the inheritance equally.
• Grandchildren and other descendants inherit by right of representation. In the event that someone has died leaving more heirs, the portion is divided among them equally.
• In case there are children and descendants of other deceased children. The former inherit by right and the latter by representation.

As there are no children or descendants, it is the ascendants of the deceased who inherit.

• Father and mother inherit equally. If only one of the two is alive, he or she will take the entire inheritance. And if neither of them lives, the ascendants closest in degree will succeed.
• In the event that there are several ascendants in the same degree, the entire inheritance will be distributed among them.

If there are no descendants or ascendants, it will be the spouse who inherits everything as long as they are not judicially or de facto separated.

In the absence of the above, it will be brothers and children of brothers who will inherit.

We recommend that you contact us with any questions regarding this point. We will be happy to advise you.

If the above are not found, it will be the other relatives who will succeed in a collateral line until the fourth degree, beyond which this right no longer extends.

If there are no relatives with the right to inherit, the inheritance will pass to the State once the judicial declaration of the heir is made.