Spanish death certificate

One of the first steps in the process of dealing with the estate of a client or relative who has died in Spain or with interests in Spain is obtaining a copy of the death certificate (certificado de defunción).

Death certificate

This may be provided by the Spanish notary (notario) assisting you or you may need to request a copy from the local Civil Registry (Registro Civil). There is also an online option available: https://sede.mjusticia.gob.es/es/tramites/certificado-defuncion

The death certificate follows a standard format and will look something like this:

Occasionally, you may come across another kind of multilingual death certificate, which looks like the following:

Final comments

In either case, you are likely to require a certified translation of the death certificate before being able to deal with other aspects of the estate. To receive a quote for a certified translation, click on the Request a Quote button.

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