Inheritance and estates
Disinheritance and estrangement beginning in childhood
The issue and the court’s approach
The children were not held solely responsible for estrangement originating in a highly conflictual parental divorce. The father’s conduct and the children’s vulnerability mattered; lack of contact was not automatically a valid ground for disinheritance.
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Official source and identification
Supreme Court · Civil Chamber · STS 503/2026 · Appeal 3456/2021 · 2026-04-07
Original explanatory note based on the official Civil Chamber weekly summary. This is not a claim to have reviewed the full judgment. The English version is explanatory, not an official translation.
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