Inheritance and estates
Disability and testamentary capacity
The issue and the court’s approach
The court rejected automatically extending restrictions on property transactions to the personal act of making a will. Actual ability when executing the will and the safeguards then applicable were decisive.
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Official source and identification
Supreme Court · Civil Chamber · STS 146/2018 · 2018-03-15
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