{"id":12852,"date":"2023-06-16T09:44:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T08:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firmalex.com\/?p=12852"},"modified":"2023-07-10T09:46:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T08:46:11","slug":"differences-between-heirs-and-legatees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firmalex.com\/en\/2023\/06\/16\/differences-between-heirs-and-legatees\/","title":{"rendered":"Differences between heirs and legatees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The differences between heirs and legatees are many, although sometimes it can be difficult to distinguish between these two figures when a death occurs with an inheritance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What is an heir<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

An heir is a person who has been designated to replace the deceased in ownership of the rights, assets and obligations,<\/strong> that is, he is the one who will receive the inheritance after the death of the deceased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The heirs are universal title successors, which means that they receive both the assets and the debts <\/strong>of which the deceased was the owner. Despite this, there is a way to avoid having to face debts and that is to accept the inheritance for the benefit of inventory. With this form of acceptance, the debts are deducted and then the excess assets are distributed, so the ownership of the obligations is not transmitted to the heirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An heir to universal title can be a single person,<\/strong> then it would be a sole heir, or each of the people who receive an inheritance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Types of heirs<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In Spain, the figure of inheritance is somewhat complex and the different types of succession are regulated in the Civil Code.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are different types of heirs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n