Legacy & Circulation

The legacy consists in the granting of a pecuniary advantage by will without appointing the beneficiary as heir.

Subject of a Legacy can the Allowance This could be the transfer of certain assets (jewellery, car, furniture, etc), the payment of a sum of money, the granting of rights such as residential rights or usufruct, or even a pet. 

However, in the case of a bequest, the beneficiary does not acquire the bequeathed pecuniary advantage of his or her own accord. Rather, the beneficiary acquires a claim under the law of obligations to the provision of the bequeathed property, i.e. the right to demand the fulfilment of this claim from the person charged with the bequest (heir).

As seen, the bequest confers a pecuniary advantage on another, without this being the heir is appointed. The bequest establishes for the beneficiary the right to receive from the heir or any other person aggrieved to demand the performance of the bequeathed object.

The legacy is, moreover, of the Edition to distinguish. With a Edition the heir or legatee shall obligesto provide a service, such as the care of a grave, or the care of pets after the death of the testator.