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TweetDonation mortis causa

Donation made in consideration of the donor's death.


The donor does not transmit the donated thing to the donee until the transferor dies, since on the contrary it would be a donation inter alive.  There are two types of donation mortis causa: a) the one that implies the actual transmission of the donated object, being able be revocable in may be made by each moment by the donor until his death and staying adetraditional ineffective if donee dies before donor; and b) donation subject to suspensive condition in which the donor dies before the donee.  Source: Catalan inheritance law of Javier Gomez Taboada. Editorial Lex Nova, SA
BOE - Book IV Civil Code of Catalonia
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