Succession and Estate Planning 2026

MEXICO

USA

Mexico

Law and Practice Contributed by: Christian Lippert, Gabriela Pellón, Fabiola Jiménez and Cecilia Díaz de Rivera Galicia Abogados

Mexico City

Guatemala

Contents 1. Contemporary Cultural Considerations in Succession Planning p.100 1.1 Social and Cultural Attitudes p.100 1.2 Wealth Profiles and Industry Influences p.101 2. Residency and Domicile for Purposes of Wealth and Estate Planning p.101 2.1 Determining Domicile p.101 2.2 Income Tax Residency p.102 3. Intestacy and Forced Heirship Laws p.103 3.1 Intestate Succession p.103 3.2 Forced Heirship p.103 4. Marital Property and Succession p.103 4.1 Property Regimes During Life and Deathtime Rights and Protections p.103 4.2 Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements p.104 5. Tax Treatment of Lifetime Transfers and Testamentary Dispositions p.104 5.1 Lifetime Transfers p.104 5.2 Testamentary Dispositions p.105 6. Lifetime Succession Planning Mechanisms p.105

7. Succession of Digital Assets p.107 7.1 Legal Framework p.107 7.2 Planning Considerations p.107 8. Family Business Succession Planning p.108 8.1 Succession Strategies p.108 8.2 Legal and Tax Considerations p.108 9. Trusts, Foundations and Related Entities p.109 9.1 Choice of Planning Vehicle p.109 9.2 Recent Developments Affecting Planning Vehicles p.109 10. Fiduciary Regulation, Standards and Taxatio n p.110 10.1 Corporate and Professional Fiduciaries p.110 10.2 Taxation of Trusts p.110 11. Planning for Non-Traditional Families p.111 11.1 Succession Rights and Estate Taxes for Non- Traditional Families p.111 11.2 Conflicts and Divergent Laws p.112 12. Cross-Border Succession Planning p.113 12.1 Taxation of Cross-Border Estates and Transfers p.113

6.1 Common Planning Techniques p.105 6.2 Tax and Regulatory Constraints p.106

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