El testador instituye, nombre y elige como sus herederos del tercio de legítima.

English translation: Just a note: the "tercio de mejora" goes to the spouse.

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Spanish term or phrase:	tercio de legítima corta o legítima estricta
English translation:	Just a note: the "tercio de mejora" goes to the spouse.
Entered by:	Pamela Peterson

20:05 Jan 4, 2002

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Spanish term or phrase: El testador instituye, nombre y elige como sus herederos del tercio de legítima.

continued...."legítima corta o legítima estricta, de todos sus bienes, etc...."
what does del tercio de legítima corta o legítima estricta mean?
Thanks!

Pamela

Just a note: the "tercio de mejora" goes to the spouse.

Explanation:
The "legítima estricta" goes to the children. Testamentary freedom determines the "tercio de libre disposición".

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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 05:57

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third of the deceased´s estate, to be divided equally, by law, between lawful heirs

Hazel Whiteley

The testator establishes, names and elects as his heirs for the portoin of the estate he must leave

Marian Greenfield

Just a note: the "tercio de mejora" goes to the spouse.

Parrot

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20 mins confidence:

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third of the deceased´s estate, to be divided equally, by law, between lawful heirs

Explanation:
Legítima = share of an estate that passes to the family - inalienable succession of two thirds of the value of the estate of the deceased.

Legítima o legítima larga is divided into the legítima estricta and the tercio de mejora. The remaining third is the tercio de libre disposición.

The tercio de mejora is a third for betterment apportionable at will to all or any of the lawful heirs.

The legítima estricta is divided equally between lawful heirs

the legítima de libre disposición (portion of the estate disposable at will).

I suspect that legítima corta is the same as legítima estricta.

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Hazel Whiteley
Local time: 04:57
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 548

20 mins confidence:

The testator establishes, names and elects as his heirs for the portoin of the estate he must leave

Explanation:
to his lawful heirs

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Marian Greenfield
Local time: 23:57
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 14617

1 hr confidence:

Just a note: the "tercio de mejora" goes to the spouse.

Explanation:
The "legítima estricta" goes to the children. Testamentary freedom determines the "tercio de libre disposición".

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 05:57
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 7645

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