Inheritance and estates
Renouncing an inheritance: distinguish each reserved and freely disposable share
The issue and the court’s approach
The court distinguished substitution according to the portion of the estate. Under the will examined, the renounced strict reserved share passed to the other forced heirs, while substitute descendants received the specified improvement and freely disposable shares.
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Supreme Court · Civil Chamber · STS 1029/2026 · Appeal 9033/2021 · 2026-06-25
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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