Foreign wills in Argentina have had a new regulation with the
enactment of the Civil and Commercial Code of the Nation
(Código Civil y Comercial de la Nación or
CCCN), effective as of 1 August 2015. The CCCN has introduced
significant changes to the Argentine internal Inheritance Law
(Articles Number 2,277 through 2,531), as well as to the
International Private Law from Argentine sources (Articles Number
2594 through 2671). Following, we will briefly explain the current
regime of foreign wills in Argentina, as well as the intestacy
situation arising out of the absent of a will.
1. International inheritance jurisdiction and law in
Argentina
Jurisdiction over inheritance and probate issues will be in
charge of the judge where the deceased last had his / her address
or the judge where real estate is located in the country with
respect only to such real estate (CCCN, Article Number 2,643).
Therefore, there will be a concurrent jurisdiction when real estate
exists in
