Peruvian Succession Law for Foreign Lawyers

Peruvian Succession Law for Foreign Lawyers is a practical guide for foreign attorneys, courts, estate planners, fiduciaries, and cross-border families who need to understand how succession matters operate when Peruvian law or assets located in Peru are involved.

Peru is a civil law jurisdiction with mandatory forced heirship rules, protected heirs, reserved shares, formal requirements for wills, and specific legal procedures for estate assets, powers of attorney, registry matters, and recognition of foreign legal instruments.

This book explains, in practical terms, why a will, trust, probate order, estate plan, or inheritance document that is valid abroad may still require careful legal analysis before it can produce effects in Peru.

Inside this guide, readers will find a structured explanation of key issues such as:

Peruvian forced heirship and protected heirs.
Wills and testamentary freedom under Peruvian law.
Foreign wills and estate documents involving Peruvian assets.
Trusts and their limits in Peruvian succession matters.
Real estate, bank accounts, company shares, and other assets located in Peru.
Powers of attorney for estate matters in Peru.
Common mistakes made in cross-border inheritance cases.
Practical questions foreign lawyers should ask before advising clients.
Selected legal references and a glossary of key terms.

This book is not intended to replace case-specific legal advice. Its purpose is to provide foreign lawyers and international professionals with a clear legal framework for identifying Peruvian succession risks before making assumptions based only on foreign law.

Dr. Alberto Miranda is a Peru-qualified attorney based in Lima, Peru, with more than twenty years of legal practice. His work focuses on Peruvian civil law, private international law, succession matters, cross-border legal issues, recognition of foreign judgments, consular powers of attorney, and legal opinions on Peruvian law for foreign lawyers, courts, and international clients.