Inheritance and estates
Partitioner fees: allocation according to inheritance shares
The issue and the court’s approach
Fees for work in the common interest, not previously deducted from the estate, could be claimed from each heir in proportion to their share. The partitioner’s role is not simply that of an expert witness.
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Official source and identification
Supreme Court · Civil Chamber · STS 610/2026 · Appeal 4537/2021 · 2026-04-20
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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