Failure to mention
forced heirs
in the testament

Heirs retain the right to claim


If the heirs with rights to the reserved share are intentionally omitted by the testator (preterición intencional) in the disposition of assets upon death, such heirs retain the right to claim it from the heirs included in the last will, with the possibility of claiming the clawback of gifts given during life or disposition of assets upon death that diminish the reserved share.

However, if the disposition of assets upon death unintentionally fails to mention the heirs with a reserved share ( preterición errónea), one of the following will be the consequence:

  • If any one of them is not mentioned, the naming of heirs made in the last will will be null and void. However, this will not affect the legacies or other dispositions upon death which do not diminish the reserved share.
  • If none of them are mentioned, all the dispositions of assets upon death will be null and void.

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