The Barcelona Regional Court confirmed the judicial decision excluding the daughter from obtaining the legal inheritance of her deceased mother in 2018. The court ratified the deprivation of inheritance. Absence of family relationship There was a rift between the mother and her daughter that dates back more than fifteen years, and was caused, according to the ruling, entirely by the daughter’s fault. The judicial decision, which also affects the plaintiff’s inheritance claims against the other universal heirs, settles a delicate dispute that arose after the death of the mother in Badalona.
The mother, Mrs. Modesta, executed a will on August 1, 2018, in the months before her death, depriving three of her children – Esmeralda, Miriam and Pascual – and making her daughters Apollonia, Visitacion and Claudia universal heirs. According to the ruling, the estrangement between Esmeralda and her parents did not arise from a single incident. The decision provided details about the local drama that contributed to the operation continuing for years. Witnesses such as a family neighborThe accused’s friend and the daughter herself narrated the continuation of the estrangement and the reasons given by the deceased and the rest of the girls.
One of the key statements was the testimony of Sofia (not her real name), a family friend of fifty years, who described how daughter Esmeralda came to say derogatory statements about her mother such as “that’s not her mother” or “Fuck”. The witness added that the reason for this separation was primarily economic, as it seemed that Esmeralda asked her mother for money and refused to give it to her in cash, even though she did not refuse to help her by paying bills or school fees for her children or “filling her refrigerator.”
Added to the neighbor’s testimony is the confession of Casilda, one of the granddaughters, who admitted that she had no contact with her grandmother. For seventeen years Because of these economic conflicts. Previous wills also influenced the ruling, especially her father’s will from 2013, in which the desire to exclude Esmeralda from her hereditary rights had already been confirmed.
Esmeralda’s version of events attempted to challenge the validity of this will clause, claiming that the reason for the disinheritance was not her own and that the lack of a relationship could in no way be attributed to her alone. The lawsuit was supported by statements from immediate family members and references to Casual encountersBut the prevailing view, both from witnesses suggested by the defendants and from documents, was that there had been repeated separation over time. The Regional Court rejected their claims and maintained the order to pay the costs of both proceedings, as well as the loss of the deposit.
The decision states that once the appeals process is exhausted, Esmeralda will be extradited It could go to the Supreme Court Submit an appeal, provided that the legal requirements required in matters of Catalan Civil Code are met. To do this, you have a period of twenty days from the date of notification of the judgment of 23 September 2025, and it will be necessary to adequately justify the grounds for appeal and record the legally required deposit.