The death is not predictable, but in certain cases we should be aware of the end, for example in cases of high age or severe disease. In Catalonia the law gives us an almost unknown possibility of partitioning our heritage and foreseeing its costs in advance.
On May 4 last, Law 13/2009 of 3 November on the Reform of Procedural Law came into force. Included amongst the many new provisions of this law are changes to the Civil Monetary Process, which has been considerably expanded in its scope as a result of this reform and it now provides for debt claims of up to €250,000 whereas, until this reform, the amounts claimed had been limited to €30,000.
