What to bring to your appointment

Basic documents

Check off the ones you already have.

• Authentic death certificate.
• ID of the heirs.
• Authentic birth certificate of the heirs.
• Authentic marriage certificate.
• Property title history certificate (certificado de tradición).
• Clearance certificate for property tax, valorization and building administration fees.
• Public deed of ownership.

Additional documents (if applicable)

• ID of the deceased.
• Vehicle registration card, transfer certificate and tax clearance.
• Bank or pension certifications.
• Will.

Steps (if applicable)

• Request the tax clearance certificate at the Mayor's Office (6 business days, with payment of stamp duties).
• Obtain civil registry documents at registrar's or notary offices.
• Request the updated property title history certificate, online or in person.
• Obtain the building administration clearance for the condominium.
• Request a copy of the property deed.
• Authenticate the power of attorney at a notary office or at the Colombian consulate abroad.

We can carry out these steps for you, at an additional cost.

Prerequisites

• The property must be free of liens or limitations on ownership.

Types of will

• Open: made by public deed, with witnesses.
• Closed: sealed private document, secret until death.

Basic documents

Check off the ones you already have.

• Open will: ID of the testator and 3 witnesses (copies enlarged to 150%), with their details: address, phone, marital status and occupation.
• Closed will: ID of the testator and 5 witnesses (copies enlarged to 150%), with their details: address, phone, marital status and occupation.
• Copies of the beneficiaries' ID.

Additional documents (if applicable)

• Public deed of ownership.
• Property title history certificate (certificado de tradición).
• Copy of the property tax bill.
• Vehicle registration card and transfer certificate.
• Bank certifications.

Steps (if applicable)

• Request the property tax payment document.
• Obtain civil registry documents at registrar's or notary offices.
• Request the property title history certificate at the Public Instruments Office.
• Request a copy of the property deed.

We can carry out these steps for you, at an additional cost.

Prerequisites

• The testator must be of legal age.

Basic documents

Check off the ones you already have.

• Authentic marriage certificate.
• Copy of each spouse's ID.
• Birth certificate of each spouse.

Additional documents (if applicable)

• Authentic birth certificate of the children.
• Public deed of the properties.
• Updated property title history certificate.
• Clearance certificate for property tax, valorization and building administration fees.
• Vehicle registration card, transfer certificate and tax clearance.
• Bank certifications.

Steps (if applicable)

• Authenticate the power of attorney at a notary office or at the Colombian consulate abroad.

We can carry out these steps for you, at an additional cost.

Prerequisites

• The marriage must be registered. If it isn't, we can handle the registration (option at an additional cost).

Basic documents

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• ID of each partner.
• Authentic birth certificate of both partners, issued no more than 1 month ago.

Additional documents (if applicable)

• Authentic birth certificate of minor children, if any.
• Deed, ruling or conciliation record, if any.
• Solemn inventory deed of assets, if there are minor children from previous relationships.
• Photographs of the partners (court proceeding).
• Five fully identified witnesses (court proceeding).

Steps (if applicable)

• Obtain civil registry documents at registrar's or notary offices.
• Authenticate the power of attorney at a notary office or at the Colombian consulate abroad.

We can carry out these steps for you, at an additional cost.

Basic documents

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• ID of the interested parties.
• Detailed list of the assets (movable and real estate) to be contributed or left out of the marital property regime.

Additional documents (if applicable)

• Public deed of ownership.
• Property title history certificate (certificado de tradición).
• Vehicle registration card, transfer certificate and tax clearance.
• Bank certifications.
• Property tax bill.

Steps (if applicable)

• Request the property tax bill.
• Request the property title history certificate at the Public Instruments Office.
• Obtain the building administration clearance for the condominium.
• Request a copy of the property deed.
• Authenticate the power of attorney at a notary office or at the Colombian consulate abroad.

We can carry out these steps for you, at an additional cost.

Basic documents

Check off the ones you already have.

• Copy of both parties' ID.
• Authentic marriage certificate.
• Public deed or ruling declaring the union and the property partnership.
• Public deed of the properties.
• Property title history certificate (certificado de tradición).
• Clearance certificate for property tax, valorization and building administration fees.
• Vehicle registration card, transfer certificate and tax clearance.
• Bank certifications.

Additional documents (if applicable)

• If there are debts, the certificates proving them.

Steps (if applicable)

• Request the tax clearance certificate at the Mayor's Office (6 business days, with payment of stamp duties).
• Obtain civil registry documents at registrar's or notary offices.
• Request the property title history certificate at the Public Instruments Office.
• Obtain the building administration clearance for the condominium.
• Request a copy of the property deed.
• Authenticate the power of attorney at a notary office or at the Colombian consulate abroad.

We can carry out these steps for you, at an additional cost.

Basic documents

Check off the ones you already have.

• ID of the donor and the recipient.
• Property title history certificate (certificado de tradición).
• Clearance certificate for property tax, valorization and building administration fees.
• Public deed of ownership.

Additional documents (if applicable)

• If the donation exceeds 50 monthly minimum wages (SMMLV), a certification from an accountant (we can handle this, at an additional cost).
• Vehicle registration card, transfer certificate and tax clearance.

Steps (if applicable)

• Request the tax clearance certificate at the Mayor's Office (6 business days, with payment of stamp duties).
• Obtain civil registry documents at registrar's or notary offices.
• Request the property title history certificate at the Public Instruments Office.
• Obtain the building administration clearance for the condominium.
• Request a copy of the property deed.
• Obtain the accountant's certificate.
• Authenticate the power of attorney at a notary office or at the Colombian consulate abroad.

We can carry out these steps for you, at an additional cost.

Prerequisites

• The donor must have legal capacity and sufficient assets so as not to affect their own support.

Basic documents

Check off the ones you already have.

• ID of the owner.
• ID of the beneficiaries.
• Public deed of the property.
• Property title history certificate (certificado de tradición).
• Clearance certificate for property tax, valorization and building administration fees.
• Building administration clearance, if the property is under condominium regulations.

Steps (if applicable)

• Request the tax clearance certificate at the Mayor's Office (6 business days, with payment of stamp duties).
• Request the property title history certificate at the Public Instruments Office.
• Obtain the building administration clearance for the condominium.
• Request a copy of the property deed.
• Authenticate the power of attorney at a notary office or at the Colombian consulate abroad.

We can carry out these steps for you, at an additional cost.

Prerequisites

• Owning real estate and wanting to leave it to a specific person upon death, to avoid probate, or under another condition, without losing use of the property.

Basic documents

Check off the ones you already have.

• Property title history certificate (certificado de tradición).
• ID of the family members.
• Birth certificate of the family members, if applicable.
• Public deed of the property.

Additional documents (if applicable)

• Building administration clearance.
• If the home has debts (mortgages or loans), documents proving payment or agreements with creditors.

Steps (if applicable)

• Request the tax clearance certificate at the Mayor's Office (6 business days, with payment of stamp duties).
• Request the property title history certificate at the Public Instruments Office.
• Obtain the building administration clearance for the condominium.
• Request a copy of the property deed.
• Authenticate the power of attorney at a notary office or at the Colombian consulate abroad.
• If the request is made before a judge, other documents may be required.

We can carry out these steps for you, at an additional cost.

What we do for you

• Prior legal advice: feasibility analysis and verification of the property's title.
• Preparing the procedure: review of documents and drafting of the request to the competent authority.
• Representation and follow-up: support throughout the process, requirements, hearings and coordination with agencies, and help with the sale at the notary and registry.

Basic documents

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• ID of the minor.
• ID of the legal representatives.
• Property title and encumbrance certificate (certificado de tradición y libertad).
• Public deed of ownership.
• Authentic birth certificate of the minor.
• Justification of the need for the sale and the benefit to the minor.

Steps (if applicable)

• Request the tax clearance certificate at the Mayor's Office (6 business days, with payment of stamp duties).
• Obtain civil registry documents at registrar's or notary offices.
• Request the updated property title history certificate, online or in person.
• Obtain the building administration clearance for the condominium.
• Request a copy of the property deed.
• Authenticate the power of attorney at a notary office or at the Colombian consulate abroad.

We can carry out these steps for you, at an additional cost.

Prerequisites

• There must be a legal justification for the sale and it must benefit the minor.

Basic documents

Check off the ones you already have.

• ID of the person receiving support, with their details: address, phone, marital status and occupation.
• Medical records with diagnosis.
• ID of the person who will provide support (copy enlarged to 150%), with their details: address, phone, marital status and occupation.

Additional documents (if applicable)

• Public deed of the property.
• Property title history certificate (certificado de tradición).
• Pension certificate.
• Financial product certificate.

Steps (if applicable)

• Request the property title history certificate at the Public Instruments Office.
• Request a copy of the property deed.
• Authenticate the power of attorney at a notary office or at the Colombian consulate abroad.
• Request the medical records from the health insurer (EPS).
• Request the pensioner certificate.

We can carry out these steps for you, at an additional cost.

Basic documents

Check off the ones you already have.

• Birth certificate.
• Copy of the citizenship ID (cédula de ciudadanía).
• Out-of-court statement (declaración extraprocesal).
• Members of Indigenous communities or peoples: copy of the birth certificate and permission from the Indigenous authority recognized by the State.

Steps (if applicable)

• Go to the person's Indigenous reservation and request the permission (if applicable).
• Go to a notary office to make the out-of-court statement.
• Obtain civil registry documents at registrar's or notary offices.

We can carry out these steps for you, at an additional cost.

Basic documents

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• Citizenship ID of the pensioner or member.
• Employment and contribution history from the pension fund.
• Certificate of contributed weeks.

Additional documents (if applicable)

• Medical records.
• Marriage certificate or declaration of common-law union.
• Death certificate.
• Birth certificate.
• Out-of-court statement before a notary.

Steps (if applicable)

• Obtain civil registry documents at registrar's or notary offices.
• Authenticate the power of attorney at a notary office or at the Colombian consulate abroad.
• Ask the pension fund for the contribution history and the certification of contributed weeks.
• Ask the health insurer (EPS) for the medical records showing the diagnosis or illness.

We can carry out these steps for you, at an additional cost.

Prerequisites

• Old age: depends on the pension regime that applies to you.
• Disability: loss of work capacity of 50% or more and 50 weeks contributed in the last three years.
• Survivors: 50 weeks contributed in the three years before the death.