Probate

The firm of Pikoff Attorneys frequently advises client on issues related to estate planning and probate matters in Mexico. Our services have included:

• Advising clients and their USA counsel on the drafting implications of wills and estate planning in Mexico;
• Assisting USA counsel with the treatment of assets in Mexico (such as bank accounts and real property) for estate planning and tax purposes;
• Providing expert witness testimony concerning the tax treatment and ownership rights in various types of marital property in probate and divorce matters; and
• Restructuring of beneficial interests for Mexican real estate bank trusts (fideicomisos) as necessary resulting from the death of a foreign national.