Las encuestas recientes sugieren que hasta dos tercios de los adultos estadounidenses podrían no tener testamentos válidos. Si un ser querido en tu familia cae en esta categoría, vale la pena enfatizar la importancia de crear un testamento. Deberían considerar seriamente pasar por el proceso de planificación patrimonial para crear un testamento y nombrar un albacea para su patrimonio.
El albacea de un testamento desempeña un papel vital en el proceso de sucesión tras el fallecimiento de una persona. Hará apariciones regulares en el tribunal de sucesiones y se asegurará de que cada beneficiario mencionado en el testamento reciba su herencia correspondiente. A continuación, aprende más sobre lo que hacen los albaceas.
Un albacea es alguien designado para ejecutar el testamento de otra persona tras su fallecimiento. Se encargará de presentar el testamento de la persona en el tribunal de sucesiones, listar sus activos y hacer que se valoren, mientras se ocupa de cualquier deuda pendiente. También trabajará en la distribución de los activos de la persona al final del proceso de sucesión y cerrará el patrimonio una vez que se complete la distribución de los activos.
En la mayoría de los casos, un albacea es designado por un testador, es decir, la persona que elabora el testamento. Por lo general, el testador elige a un miembro cercano de la familia o a un amigo de mucha confianza para este cargo; además, habrá obtenido el permiso de esa persona para aceptar desempeñar esta función cuando llegue el momento.
En algunas ocasiones, un testador podría no elegir un albacea al crear su testamento o, en su defecto, no hacer un testamento y, por lo tanto, no tener un albacea designado que presente una petición de sucesión en las semanas posteriores a su fallecimiento. En este caso, un tribunal de sucesiones puede designar a un administrador y aconsejarle que utilice las leyes de sucesión intestada de su estado para distribuir los activos.
Un albacea tendrá varias responsabilidades tras el fallecimiento de un testador. En primer lugar, será responsable de presentar la documentación correspondiente de sucesión en el tribunal adecuado. También se encargará de asegurar copias del testamento y del certificado de defunción de la persona para poder presentarlos en el tribunal de sucesiones.
Pero esto es solo el comienzo para un albacea. Esta persona también debe encargarse de lo siguiente:
Un albacea puede o no recibir compensación por su trabajo. Un tribunal de sucesiones y la familia deben planificar una discusión sobre esto al inicio del proceso de sucesión para determinar si se justifica proporcionar una compensación.
No todos están hechos para desempeñar el papel de albacea, especialmente cuando un testador tiene un gran patrimonio con una amplia gama de activos. Un testador debe elegir a un albacea con prudencia. En particular, debe buscar a alguien con ciertas cualidades importantes que lo ayudarán a ejecutar el testamento.
Para que un albacea sea eficaz en su tarea asignada, debe ser:
Además, un albacea debe tener excelentes habilidades de comunicación y la integridad suficiente para cumplir con las leyes de sucesión de su estado. Si un testador elige al albacea incorrecto, el proceso de sucesión podría ser aún más largo y estresante de lo que ya es.
Cuando un testador no está 100% seguro de a quién elegir como albacea, podría sentirse tentado a nombrar a más de una persona para el cargo. Aunque esto puede funcionar en algunas situaciones, tener un albacea y un co-albacea generalmente no es la mejor idea. Puede agregar trámites adicionales e incluso causar conflictos familiares en casos extremos.
Siempre que sea posible, un testador debería designar a una sola persona de confianza para asumir el puesto de albacea. Esto simplifica el proceso de sucesión.
Mientras tu ser querido designe al albacea adecuado para cumplir con sus últimos deseos, el proceso de sucesión no debería prolongarse demasiado tras su fallecimiento. Sin embargo, si eligen a un albacea que se siente abrumado desde el principio, el proceso podría no desarrollarse como estaba previsto.
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