{"id":6548,"date":"2025-07-08T13:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T13:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/?post_type=knowledge-base&#038;p=6548"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:01:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:01:34","slug":"como-cambiar-un-testamento-despues-de-la-muerte","status":"publish","type":"knowledge-base","link":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/base-de-conocimientos\/como-cambiar-un-testamento-despues-de-la-muerte\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00f3mo rectificar errores en un testamento tras el fallecimiento\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discovering a mistake in a <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/perspectivas\/puede-un-testamento-anular-mis-acuerdos-anteriores\/\">will<\/a> after someone has died can be deeply frustrating\u2014especially when the error&nbsp;means the estate&nbsp;won\u2019t&nbsp;pass as the <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/perspectivas\/impugnar-la-validez-de-un-testamento-que-pasos-se-pueden-dar-y-es-necesario-obtener-una-copia-del-testamento-del-difunto\/\">deceased<\/a> intended.&nbsp;Perhaps a&nbsp;beneficiary\u2019s name was misspelt, a property address was wrong, or a crucial <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/base-de-conocimientos\/que-es-un-regalo-de-por-vida\/\">gift<\/a> was left out entirely.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La buena noticia es que la ley prev\u00e9 un mecanismo para corregir errores en un testamento despu\u00e9s del fallecimiento, pero es un proceso legal con plazos estrictos y requisitos espec\u00edficos.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guide explains how to rectify errors in a will after death in <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/perspectivas\/desahucios-de-inquilinos-guia-para-propietarios-en-inglaterra\/\">England<\/a> and Wales, the grounds on which rectification is available, and what happens if you miss the&nbsp;initial&nbsp;deadline.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00bfPuede rectificarse un testamento tras el fallecimiento?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S\u00ed, un testamento puede ser rectificado despu\u00e9s de la muerte en Inglaterra y Gales en virtud de&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/1982\/53\/section\/20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">art\u00edculo 20 de la Ley de Administraci\u00f3n de Justicia de 1982&nbsp;<\/a>por orden judicial.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La rectificaci\u00f3n es un recurso de equidad. Esto significa que el tribunal hace uso de su discreci\u00f3n para corregir un testamento escrito de modo que concuerde con las intenciones probadas del testador. El alcance de la rectificaci\u00f3n es limitado. No es un poder general para mejorar, modernizar o reescribir un testamento. El tribunal s\u00f3lo puede corregir errores en el registro de las instrucciones del testador en el momento de firmar el documento legal, lo que puede implicar un codicilo.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 motivos puede rectificarse un testamento?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El art\u00edculo 20(1) de la Ley de Administraci\u00f3n de Justicia de 1982 limita la rectificaci\u00f3n a dos categor\u00edas principales:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Error administrativo<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Falta de comprensi\u00f3n de las instrucciones del testador<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El tribunal buscar\u00e1 pruebas claras de las instrucciones del testador en el momento de otorgar el testamento. Por ejemplo:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Notas de asistencia de las reuniones con el abogado\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Primeros borradores del testamento\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cartas o correos electr\u00f3nicos con el redactor del testamento\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Instrucciones por escrito firmadas por el fallecido\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No basta con la insatisfacci\u00f3n o la percepci\u00f3n de injusticia por parte de un beneficiario. El demandante debe demostrar que el testamento, tal como est\u00e1 redactado, no refleja la intenci\u00f3n del testador, y debe probar cu\u00e1l deber\u00eda ser la redacci\u00f3n correcta.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Error administrativo&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un error administrativo es esencialmente un desliz o equivocaci\u00f3n en el proceso de registrar o copiar las instrucciones del testador. A menudo es de naturaleza mec\u00e1nica, lo que los tribunales han descrito como parte del \u201ctrabajo de oficina\u201d.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Algunos ejemplos comunes son:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Tipo de error<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Ejemplo<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nombres transpuestos&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>Confundir \u201cJohn\u201d y \u201cJames\u201d como beneficiarios&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Direcci\u00f3n incorrecta&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>Escribir \u201cAvenida Acacia 21\u201d en lugar de \u201cAvenida Acacia 12\u201d.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cl\u00e1usula incorrecta pegada&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>Including a clause from <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/perspectivas\/otra-oficina-de-exito-para-el-registro-de-estudiantes\/\">another<\/a> client\u2019s will&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Regalo omitido&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>Omitir un legado espec\u00edfico que fue claramente instruido&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Error de firma&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>Ejecutar la versi\u00f3n incorrecta de un documento&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En el caso principal&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.uk\/cases\/uksc-2012-0057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marley contra Rawlings (2014),<\/a>&nbsp;a husband and wife (Mr and Mrs Rawlings) accidentally signed each other\u2019s mirror <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/categoria\/testamentos-sucesiones\/\">wills<\/a> in 1999. Their solicitor had prepared identical wills for them to sign\u2014but somehow, each spouse signed the will intended for the other.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Sra. Rawlings muri\u00f3 en 2003. Cuando el Sr. Rawlings falleci\u00f3 en 2006, se descubri\u00f3 el error. El Tribunal Supremo consider\u00f3 que se trataba de un error administrativo contemplado en el art\u00edculo 20 y orden\u00f3 la rectificaci\u00f3n. El testamento fue tratado como si el Sr. Rawlings hubiera firmado el documento correcto destinado a \u00e9l.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Siguiendo a Marley, el \u201cerror administrativo\u201d se interpreta en sentido amplio, no s\u00f3lo como un error de mecanograf\u00eda, sino como cualquier error al registrar o transferir instrucciones al texto del testamento.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Falta de comprensi\u00f3n de las instrucciones del testador&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Este motivo se aplica cuando la persona que redacta el testamento -ya sea un abogado, una empresa de redacci\u00f3n de testamentos o incluso un amigo que ayuda a redactar un testamento casero- malinterpreta o no da efecto a unas instrucciones claras.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ejemplo de situaci\u00f3n:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The testator instructs that \u201cmy <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/perspectivas\/contratos-comerciales-qa\/\">business<\/a> en <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/etiqueta\/oficina-de-manchester\/\">Manchester<\/a> should go equally to my two adult children.\u201d However, the drafter mistakenly leaves only \u201cmy shares in X Limited\u201d when other business assets are held personally. The will omits part of what was intended.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C\u00f3mo presentar una solicitud de rectificaci\u00f3n&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applications are made under section 20 of the Administration of Justice Act 1982 either by the executor named in the will, or by a beneficiary whose entitlement is affected by the alleged error. They are usually issued in the High Court (Chancery Division) or the specialist County Court list <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/base-de-conocimientos\/cuales-son-las-obligaciones-legales-de-los-propietarios-en-relacion-con-la-humedad-y-el-moho\/\">handling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/servicios\/derecho-personal\/servicios-testamentarios\/\">probate<\/a>, following the Civil Procedure Rules (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov.uk\/courts\/procedure-rules\/civil\/rules\/part57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CPR Parte 57<\/a>).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las dem\u00e1s partes interesadas -incluidos otros beneficiarios y familiares- deben personarse como partes o, al menos, ser notificadas de la demanda.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 pruebas se necesitan?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El formulario de reclamaci\u00f3n debe ir respaldado por declaraciones detalladas de testigos, incluidas notas de asistencia de los redactores del testamento, formulario de instrucciones firmado por el testador, borradores de testamentos anteriores, etc.  La declaraci\u00f3n del abogado o profesional que redact\u00f3 el testamento original suele ser crucial. Pueden ser requeridos como testigos aunque no sean parte en el procedimiento.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>El plazo de seis meses&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La ley es clara: una solicitud \u201cno podr\u00e1 presentarse, salvo autorizaci\u00f3n del tribunal, una vez transcurrido el plazo de seis meses a partir de la fecha en que se asumi\u00f3 por primera vez la representaci\u00f3n con respecto a la herencia.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Es decir, seis meses a partir de la fecha de otorgamiento de la sucesi\u00f3n. Por ejemplo, si la sucesi\u00f3n se otorga en enero de 2024, el plazo finaliza en julio de 2024.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/probate-forms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gov.uk<\/a>&nbsp;directrices.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 ocurre si la solicitud no se presenta en el plazo de seis meses?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/perspectivas\/missing-beneficiaries-and-benjamin-orders\/\">Missing<\/a> the&nbsp;initial&nbsp;six-month deadline under section 20(2) does not automatically bar a claim. However, the court\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/perspectivas\/ronald-fletcher-baker-llp-selborne-chambers-obtiene-permiso-para-apelar-en-un-caso-de-primas-de-seguros\/\">permission<\/a> is then&nbsp;required.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A la hora de decidir si concede la autorizaci\u00f3n para una solicitud tard\u00eda, el tribunal tendr\u00e1 en cuenta:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Duraci\u00f3n del retraso<\/strong>\u00a0- \u00bfHace cu\u00e1nto que han pasado seis meses?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Motivos del retraso<\/strong>\u00a0- \u00bfSe descubri\u00f3 el error m\u00e1s tarde?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Distribuci\u00f3n del patrimonio<\/strong>\u00a0- \u00bfSe ha repartido ya todo el patrimonio?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Prejuicios para los beneficiarios<\/strong>\u00a0- \u00bfSe ha confiado en la distribuci\u00f3n existente?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En el caso&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawjournals.co.uk\/wills-trusts-law-reports\/austin-v-woodward-anr-2011-ewhc-2458-ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Austin contra Woodward (2011)<\/a>, the rectification application was issued well after the six-month period,&nbsp;raising&nbsp;questions <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/acerca-de-nosotros\/\">about<\/a> intestacy. The mistake had only become&nbsp;apparent&nbsp;during estate administration.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El tribunal estim\u00f3 la demanda de rectificaci\u00f3n tard\u00eda, subrayando que:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>El objetivo primordial de las normas de enjuiciamiento civil es hacer justicia\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>El error era aut\u00e9ntico\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/perspectivas\/seccion-28-el-creciente-uso-de-pruebas-pregrabadas-en-los-juicios-penales-parte-2\/\">Pruebas<\/a> of the deceased\u2019s wishes was strong\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Admitir la demanda dar\u00eda efecto a las verdaderas intenciones del testador\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sin embargo, las solicitudes tard\u00edas para modificar un testamento despu\u00e9s de que alguien fallezca son discrecionales e inciertas. El tribunal tiene autoridad legal para denegar el permiso, especialmente si:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>El retraso es excesivo\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>El patrimonio se ha distribuido en su totalidad\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Estimar la demanda causar\u00eda un perjuicio importante a los beneficiarios que actuaron de buena fe\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Advertencia a los albaceas&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los albaceas que distribuyen toda la herencia antes de que se resuelva una posible demanda de rectificaci\u00f3n tard\u00eda corren el riesgo de exponerse personalmente. Si el tribunal modifica posteriormente los t\u00e9rminos del testamento, el albacea puede tener que recuperar los bienes de los beneficiarios, o enfrentarse a una responsabilidad personal.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00bfSe pueden evitar los procedimientos judiciales?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where the will is&nbsp;valid&nbsp;but its effect is unpopular or&nbsp;arguably unfair\u2014and no rectifiable \u201cerror\u201d can be shown\u2014beneficiaries may still choose to vary the <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/perspectivas\/recursos-de-inmigracion-y-asilo-como-podemos-ayudarle-a-obtener-el-resultado-que-desea\/\">outcome<\/a> without going to court.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Escritura de variaci\u00f3n&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si todos los beneficiarios afectados lo son:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adultos (18 a\u00f1os o m\u00e1s), y\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have full mental <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/perspectivas\/la-regla-de-oro-y-la-capacidad-para-testar\/\">capacity<\/a>, y\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Todos est\u00e1n de acuerdo con el cambio\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026they can sign a <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/base-de-conocimientos\/que-es-una-escritura-de-modificacion-de-testamento\/\">deed<\/a> of variation to redistribute the estate differently from the terms of the will.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Limitaciones de las escrituras de variaci\u00f3n&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Una escritura de modificaci\u00f3n no puede utilizarse para:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cRectificar\u201d el testamento en el sentido legal del art\u00edculo 20\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cambiar la identidad de los albaceas (no se puede lograr un cambio de albacea de esta manera)\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Solucionar problemas de validez del testamento (si el testamento no se atestigu\u00f3 correctamente, por ejemplo).\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Es una herramienta para que los adultos que consienten redistribuyan voluntariamente su herencia, no un sustituto de la rectificaci\u00f3n.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rectificaci\u00f3n vs. Variaci\u00f3n: La diferencia clave&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Rectificaci\u00f3n<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Escritura de variaci\u00f3n<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hace valer la verdadera intenci\u00f3n original del testador&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>Refleja los deseos actuales de los beneficiarios vivos&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Requiere orden judicial&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>Consensuado, sin intervenci\u00f3n judicial&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Debe probar el error y lo que se pretend\u00eda&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>Todas las partes afectadas deben estar de acuerdo&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Se aplica retrospectivamente desde el fallecimiento&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td>Por motivos fiscales, se considera que lo ha hecho el fallecido si se hace en un plazo de dos a\u00f1os.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the issue is genuinely a mistake in recording what the testator instructed, seek legal advice about rectification first. If everyone simply wants a different outcome, a deed of variation may be more&nbsp;appropriate to&nbsp;resolve disputes without <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/etiqueta\/litigation-team-br\/\">litigation<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pr\u00f3ximos pasos&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si cree que un testamento contiene un error que no refleja fielmente la intenci\u00f3n de la persona fallecida, el tiempo es fundamental. El plazo de seis meses empieza a contar a partir de la fecha de otorgamiento del testamento, no a partir del momento en que descubra el problema.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tanto si es usted un albacea que duda sobre c\u00f3mo avanzar en la administraci\u00f3n de la herencia, como si es un beneficiario que cree que el testamento no cumple los deseos del difunto, actuar con rapidez es esencial.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/servicios\/derecho-personal\/\">Particulares<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/etiqueta\/equipo-de-litigios-dj\/\">team<\/a> can help assess your circumstances, review the evidence, advise on whether rectification is&nbsp;viable, and help you navigate the court process\u2014or explore whether a deed of variation might achieve the outcome you need without contested proceedings. 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