A Register of Wills to protect the interests of parties involved in a will made in Dominican Republic was created under Notary Law 140-15.

As a result, all notaries that provide notarization services for the preparation of a will must register an extract of such will, before the corresponding judicial authority, within a period of five business days; stating the name of the testator, date, place and witnesses of the will. Failure to comply with registration of the will may entail the application of pecuniary fines to the notary public.

Certifications of registered wills may be requested to the corresponding judicial authority upon the completion and filing of the requirements thereto, according to the provisions of Resolution 23/2017, issued by the Judicial Branch Council on October 3 of 2017.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Maria Arthur Rodger is a Partner leading the Private Client, Successions and Tax areas at Arthur & Castillo Advisers and Consultants in the Dominican Republic. She specializes in private client, successions, tax, real estate valuation and advisory (Master in Tax and Finance Studies from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. & Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona) with more than 20 years of experience. She is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Valuator, Business Bankruptcy Expert and English and Spanish Interpreter.

Email: marthur@aclaw.com

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