{"id":6774,"date":"2025-08-01T14:36:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T14:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/?post_type=knowledge-base&#038;p=6774"},"modified":"2025-08-05T09:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T09:47:14","slug":"que-es-una-escritura-de-modificacion-de-testamento","status":"publish","type":"knowledge-base","link":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/base-de-conocimientos\/que-es-una-escritura-de-modificacion-de-testamento\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 es una escritura de modificaci\u00f3n de testamento?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cuando una persona fallece, su patrimonio se distribuye de acuerdo con los t\u00e9rminos de su testamento, o si no ha hecho testamento, de acuerdo con las Reglas de Sucesi\u00f3n. Sin embargo, puede haber circunstancias en las que los beneficiarios de la herencia deseen modificar el reparto de la misma.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Esto puede deberse a varias razones, entre ellas:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hacer una provisi\u00f3n para alguien que queda fuera del testamento.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Equilibrar el reparto entre los beneficiarios.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Para simplificar las cosas a los beneficiarios.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Para reducir la cuota del Impuesto de Sucesiones.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>En estos casos, es posible que los beneficiarios deseen utilizar una Escritura de Modificaci\u00f3n, que es un documento legal que se utiliza para modificar la administraci\u00f3n de una herencia con respecto a los t\u00e9rminos de un testamento o de las Reglas de Sucesi\u00f3n.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Aspectos pr\u00e1cticos:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A la hora de determinar si una Escritura de Variaci\u00f3n es el curso de acci\u00f3n adecuado, existen m\u00faltiples elementos pr\u00e1cticos que debe tener en cuenta:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Todos los beneficiarios cuya herencia se ver\u00eda afectada por la escritura de modificaci\u00f3n deben estar de acuerdo con ella y consentir los cambios. Por lo tanto, si uno de los beneficiarios afectados no est\u00e1 de acuerdo con la modificaci\u00f3n, \u00e9sta no puede llevarse a cabo.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aunque la Escritura de Modificaci\u00f3n puede firmarse antes o despu\u00e9s de obtener la Concesi\u00f3n de Representaci\u00f3n, no puede modificar formalmente ninguna parte de la herencia si \u00e9sta ha sido cedida.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No se puede modificar el nombramiento de albaceas o tutores designados en un testamento; la escritura de modificaci\u00f3n s\u00f3lo puede modificar la distribuci\u00f3n de una herencia.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Implicaciones jur\u00eddicas:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dado que una escritura de modificaci\u00f3n es un documento legal, existen implicaciones jur\u00eddicas que deben respetarse. A continuaci\u00f3n encontrar\u00e1 una lista no exhaustiva de algunas de las consideraciones jur\u00eddicas que debe tener en cuenta:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>La escritura de variaci\u00f3n s\u00f3lo puede realizarse en los dos a\u00f1os siguientes al fallecimiento del causante.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>S\u00f3lo los beneficiarios mayores de 18 a\u00f1os y con plena capacidad mental pueden firmar la escritura de modificaci\u00f3n. Si un beneficiario es menor de 18 a\u00f1os o carece de capacidad mental, el Tribunal debe autorizar la modificaci\u00f3n.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>La Escritura de Variaci\u00f3n debe hacerse por escrito.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>El beneficiario no puede recibir ning\u00fan incentivo econ\u00f3mico para que acepte la modificaci\u00f3n.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Una vez firmada la escritura de modificaci\u00f3n y modificada la disposici\u00f3n de la herencia, no podr\u00e1 volver a modificarse. No habr\u00e1 una segunda oportunidad para modificar la distribuci\u00f3n.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Situaciones en las que puede ser necesario:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hacer una provisi\u00f3n para alguien que queda fuera del testamento:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Si la persona fallecida deseaba que se incluyera a alguien en su testamento, como un amigo o un familiar, y nunca lleg\u00f3 a incluir esta disposici\u00f3n en su testamento, o pens\u00f3 err\u00f3neamente que el testamento inclu\u00eda a esta persona, puede utilizar una Escritura de Modificaci\u00f3n para asegurarse de que se cumplen sus deseos.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Equilibrar las distribuciones entre los beneficiarios;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Si un beneficiario fuera a recibir una cantidad significativamente superior a la de otros beneficiarios (por ejemplo, si un hijo o un nieto heredara m\u00e1s que sus hermanos), una Escritura de Variaci\u00f3n podr\u00eda permitir que todos los beneficiarios heredaran la misma cantidad. Esto puede poner fin a las disputas sobre el valor de la herencia recibida por los beneficiarios.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Para simplificar las cosas a los beneficiarios:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Si un beneficiario tiene la intenci\u00f3n de donar su herencia a otra persona de inmediato, es posible que desee utilizar una Escritura de Variaci\u00f3n para que el beneficiario final herede los activos directamente. Si los bienes se donan en los 7 a\u00f1os siguientes a su fallecimiento, esto puede reducir la desgravaci\u00f3n fiscal disponible para su patrimonio y podr\u00eda suponer la aplicaci\u00f3n de un gravamen 40% del Impuesto sobre Sucesiones a la propia donaci\u00f3n.  Por lo tanto, una Escritura de Variaci\u00f3n puede ser \u00fatil para evitar cualquiera de estos problemas.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Para reducir la cuota del impuesto de sucesiones:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Una Escritura de Variaci\u00f3n puede hacer uso de cualquier desgravaci\u00f3n disponible del Impuesto de Sucesiones que no se haya utilizado. Por ejemplo, las donaciones entre c\u00f3nyuges o parejas de hecho est\u00e1n exentas del Impuesto de Sucesiones. Por lo tanto, se podr\u00eda utilizar una escritura de modificaci\u00f3n si una sucesi\u00f3n tuviera una carga fiscal importante en el Impuesto de Sucesiones y quisiera reducirla destinando una parte o la totalidad de los bienes al c\u00f3nyuge o pareja de hecho del difunto.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":6775,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6774","knowledge-base","type-knowledge-base","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wills-probate"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What is a Deed of Variation to a Will\u00a0 - RFB Legal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A Deed of Variation lets beneficiaries legally alter a will\u2019s distribution to address fairness, simplify matters, or reduce tax liability.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/base-de-conocimientos\/que-es-una-escritura-de-modificacion-de-testamento\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is a Deed of Variation to a Will\u00a0 - 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