Advice on marriage arrangement

We (two Brits) used Notaria de José Carlos Pérez Juan in the town centre of Almoradi. Very good service and not expensive. They have a British paralegal who did all the paperwork.They were recommended by well known guide writer Jim Taylor.

Please note however that expats are advised to use a Spanish notary for a will for your Spanish assets only, and to do another for any assets in your home country. This is what we did, it avoids legal complications. Because our affairs were not complicated, we were able to do a 'homemade' UK will.

Good to know. We do not have any assets in Holland so I guess we will make use of a Spanish lawyer in that case. 

My partner does have a big study debt in Holland so I wouldn't know how to handle that by Spanish law if we were to marry in Spain...

Yes, you need some specialist legal advice. It might affect how you buy a house, for example.

Under British law, a person's debts have to be paid in full out of their estate (i.e. the assets that belonged to them) before anyone can inherit anything. The surviving partner isn't responsible for any of the deceased person's debts. But if a house was jointly owned, for example, the half owned by the deceased partner is part of the estate and the debt holders would be within their rights to insist that the house was sold for them to be repaid. I don't know how it would work in Spain.

It's also worth checking the exact terms of what I assume is a Dutch student loan. Maybe there's special provision in the case of the debt holder dying.

Thank you so much for taking the time to think with me!!! I will make the necessary inquiries about Spanish law and the Dutch student loan rules (which you presumed right).

Cheers!

Good luck! You will be our near neighbours if you are moving to Pego.

If I can help you with anything, don't be afraid to ask.

Much appreciated! Thanks a lot.