Do you know who the Red Duchess of Medina is? If not you probably have not heard about the inheritance dispute surrounding her estate. Learn how a Spanish noblewoman had a deathbed lesbian marriage ceremony that now has all her kids in a court battle over the inheritance! Are thesedeathbed weddings and deathbed estate plans valid in West Palm Beach?
Death Bed Bequests
- You may be wondering is a marriage that is entered into on someone’s deathbed valid?
- A similar question can be raised about an estate plan or will executed under such scenarios.
- In West Palm Beach the question is not whether or not the person was dying.
- The question before the West Palm Beach probate court is whether or not the individual had capacity to enter a will or marriage.
- How can you determine if someone has the capacity to enter into a will in West Palm Beach?
- Do you know why measuring capacity is so important?
- Because it can be very difficult to attempt to understand all of someone’s actions with regards to an estate plan.
- At some point the courts just have to respect something if it was done validly and for the correct purposes.
- In other words the big question for the probate judge is capacity.
- Are you prepared to show a loved one in West Palm Beach lacked the capacity to do something?
- You may need to file a probate lawsuit to defend your point.
- This may be a will contest if you are attempting to keep the will out of probate in West Palm Beach.
- What about a last minute marriage?
- Can those be set aside?
- Check out this interesting case evolving right now in Spain surrounding a noble’s last minute civil union.
The Red Duchess Inheritance Legacy
- Have you ever heard of the Red Duchess?
- She was an influential noblewoman in Spain who passed away in 2008.
- Now her family is in Court attempting to get their inheritance after she married another woman on her deathbed.
- Is the marriage valid for inheritance purposes?
- The inheritance battle centers on a palace with records that date back to the 1200s!
- The Duchess a figure that was strongly opposed to the dictatorship of Francisco Franco almost completely disinherited her children from the will and now they are battling its validity in Court.
- They claim a right to a share of the estate absent absolute disinheritance.
- Do you think the children should get something?
- Have you ever seen a royal inheritance dispute?
Want to learn more about this interesting dispute?
Read a local Spanish news article (in English) by clicking here.