El primer tribunal de sucesiones en los EE. UU. se estableció en Massachusetts hace casi 250 años. Desde entonces, los tribunales de sucesiones se han abierto en todos los demás estados del país y en Washington, D.C. Es probable que tú y tu familia terminen en uno en algún momento después del fallecimiento de un ser querido.
Entonces, ¿qué ocurre exactamente en el tribunal de sucesiones y por qué es importante que las familias tomen los pasos correctos durante el proceso de sucesión? Descubre más sobre el papel clave que jugará el tribunal de sucesiones mientras tú y tu familia lamentan la pérdida de un ser querido.
El tribunal de sucesiones es un tipo de tribunal dentro del sistema judicial de EE. UU. que se encarga de casos relacionados con patrimonios, testamentos y la distribución legal de activos después del fallecimiento de una persona.
Los jueces de sucesiones supervisan estos casos para asegurar que los últimos deseos de una persona sean respetados por su familia al ejecutar el testamento. También se encargan de que la familia pague las deudas y cubra los impuestos que la persona debía antes de su muerte.
Si un testamento es impugnado, los jueces de sucesiones son responsables de tomar decisiones sobre la autenticidad de estos documentos legalmente vinculantes. Además, ayudan a determinar quién debería recibir los activos de una persona cuando fallece sin un testamento, según las leyes de sucesión intestada de los diferentes estados.
La mayoría de las familias están obligadas a acudir al tribunal de sucesiones después de la muerte de sus seres queridos. Muchas familias no pueden ejecutar los testamentos ni distribuir los activos de los patrimonios de sus familiares fallecidos sin pasar por el proceso de sucesión.
Sin embargo, en ciertos casos, las familias pueden evitar ir al tribunal de sucesiones. Por ejemplo, es posible que tu familia no necesite pasar tiempo en el tribunal de sucesiones si tu ser querido dejó un fideicomiso en vida revocable creado durante la planificación patrimonial. Este puede transferir automáticamente activos, como cuentas bancarias, fondos de jubilación y pólizas de seguro de vida, a los beneficiarios designados por tu ser querido.
Tu familia también podría tener la oportunidad de evitar el tribunal de sucesiones si el patrimonio de tu ser querido se considera un patrimonio pequeño en su estado. Las leyes de patrimonio pequeño varían de un estado a otro.
Las familias suelen hacer lo posible por evitar el tribunal de sucesiones, y no es difícil ver por qué. El proceso de sucesión puede extenderse durante meses e incluso años. Aquí te explico qué sucede durante este proceso:
Este proceso de sucesión suele desarrollarse sin problemas en muchos casos, pero ocasionalmente surgen disputas. Los jueces de sucesiones pueden celebrar audiencias adicionales para resolver estos conflictos.
Desafortunadamente, es imposible predecir cuánto tiempo tendrán que pasar tú y tu familia en el tribunal de sucesiones. Algunas familias resuelven el proceso en unos pocos meses, mientras que otras terminan atrapadas en el tribunal durante años, discutiendo sobre cómo distribuir los activos de su ser querido.
El tiempo que toma ejecutar el testamento de tu ser querido depende de muchos factores, incluidos:
Muchos patrimonios se resuelven dentro de seis meses a un año, aunque no es raro que algunos casos de sucesión se prolonguen de 18 meses a dos años o incluso más.
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