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Herencias en España: testamento, herederos, legítima y el impuesto (2026)
Herencias en España: el proceso sucesorio, la legítima, la declaración de herederos y el plazo de seis meses del impuesto, que varía según la comunidad.
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Herencia: cómo se tramita paso a paso, de los certificados al impuesto (2026)
La herencia española, paso a paso: los certificados, la declaración de herederos, aceptar o renunciar, la partición y el plazo de seis meses del impuesto.
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La legítima: cuánto corresponde a cada heredero y el mapa foral (2026)
Cómo funciona la legítima en España: la reserva de dos tercios, el usufructo del cónyuge viudo, la desheredación y las fracciones forales por comunidad.
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Declaración de herederos abintestato: requisitos, plazos y quién hereda (2026)
La declaración de herederos abintestato ante notario: quién puede pedirla, documentos, testigos, plazo de 20 días hábiles y el orden legal de herederos.
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FOGASA in Spain: What the Wage Guarantee Fund Pays When Your Employer Cannot (2026)
How FOGASA works when a Spanish employer is insolvent: the unpaid wages it covers (up to 120 días), the part of severance it pays, the ceilings tied to twice the daily minimum wage, and the one-year deadline to claim. Anchored to art. 33 ET.
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Excedencia in Spain: Unpaid Leave and Whether You Keep Your Job (2026)
The types of excedencia in Spain and what each protects: voluntaria (right to return, no reserved post), for childcare (up to 3 years, post reserved the first year), for family care (up to 2 years), and forzosa. The reserva-vs-reingreso distinction explained. Anchored to art. 46 ET.
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Unfair Dismissal in Spain (Despido Improcedente): The 33-Días Rule Explained (2026)
When a dismissal in Spain is declared improcedente, what it pays (33 días per year, capped at 24 mensualidades), who chooses between your job back and the money, and the 20-day deadline you cannot miss. Anchored to art. 56 ET.
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Spanish Severance Pay: How Indemnización por Despido Is Calculated (2026)
How severance is worked out in Spain: the daily wage, the 33 vs 20 días rates, the 24 and 12 mensualidades caps, and the pre-2012 doble cálculo. Includes a calculator that runs the 45-días tramo. Anchored to the Estatuto de los Trabajadores.
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Objective Dismissal in Spain (Despido Objetivo): Causes, 20 Días and Notice (2026)
How an objective dismissal works in Spain: the causes in art. 52 ET (ineptitude, failure to adapt, economic reasons), the 20 días per year compensation capped at 12 mensualidades, the 15-day notice, and how it turns into improcedente. Anchored to the ET.
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The Finiquito in Spain: What Your Final Pay Settlement Must Include (2026)
What the finiquito is in Spain, what it must contain (unpaid salary, accrued holiday, prorated pagas extras), why it is not the same as severance, your right to a representative when you sign, and the one-year deadline to claim. Anchored to the ET.
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Finiquito Calculator: Estimate Your Final Pay in Spain (2026)
Calculate your finiquito: days worked of the final month, untaken vacation and accrued pagas extra, with a worked example and what to check before signing the recibo.
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Collective Redundancy in Spain (ERE): Thresholds, Consultation and What It Pays (2026)
How a collective dismissal (ERE) works in Spain: the art. 51 thresholds that make a dismissal collective, the 30-day período de consultas, the role of the labour authority, the 20-días compensation, and how an ERE differs from an ERTE. Anchored to the ET.
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