Foreigner´s Will in Michoacan

Mexico´s formal name is Estados Unidos Mexicanos (United Mexican States). The United Mexican States are a federation of thirty-one free, sovereign, autonomous and independent states, and the Federal District. All states have the right to create their own constitution. Mexico City is the Federal District, seat of the government (powers of the Union) and capital of the United Mexican States. The city is coextensive with the Federal District territorially and administratively. If the federal government moves to another city, the Federal District would be transformed into another state of the…

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I do have many questions regarding how to prepare a Will

I have been living full time in Patzcuaro, Mexico for 4 years and enjoy my life here very much. I do have many questions regarding how to prepare a Will and how to be certain that my new deed (Escritura) is being handled in my best interests. The best way I have found is to make an appointment with Liliana Gonzalez Castro before I begin the process. Liliana is very generous with her time in answering questions. When I first purchased land and proceeded to build a house I did…

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Our Real Estate Agent Couldn’t Explain to Us What the Complications Were

My wife, Miriahm and I plunged into the comittment of purchasing a piece of property in Centro Morelia last May after searching around SMA, Guanajuato, and Guadalajara.. Our Spanish is fairly basic and our real estate agent from Tierra Colonial was affable and helpful. He negotiated the contract and introduced us to a notario who took on the case while we returned to Colorado, Little did we realize how complicated this transaction would be. We even had an warning omen for on the day we were returning to el norte…

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