About Sucesio
Built for expats. By people who understand crossing borders.
Sucesio exists because the moment of death is already hard enough — and for expat families, the layer of cross-border complexity that follows can erase years of careful work in a matter of weeks. We built a tool to prevent that.
What Sucesio is
Sucesio is a digital inventory that complements your traditional will — it never replaces it. Where a will distributes legal assets, Sucesio records where the rest of what your family will need is kept: digital accounts and key documents, along with personal messages for the people who matter to you. It all reaches them at the moment of transmission.
We focus on three layers of inheritance that traditional notarial succession does not address:
- Digital assets — online accounts and where their access details are kept, never the passwords themselves.
- Physical assets — references to property deeds, jewelry, paper documents, and where to find them.
- Personal legacy — messages to loved ones, family recipes, recommendations, memories — delivered to the right person at the right moment.
Your data is encrypted with AES-256 and hosted in Europe, in line with the GDPR. It is only delivered to the people you have chosen, at the time of transmission.
Editorial standards
Our blog covers cross-border estate planning, EU succession law, digital asset inheritance, and personal legacy for expats in Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, and the Benelux. Every article is grounded in primary legal sources.
Sources we use
- EU legislation — Regulation (EU) 650/2012 on cross-border succession, the European Certificate of Succession framework, MiCA and AMLD5 for digital assets.
- Spanish primary sources — the Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE), guidance from the Agencia Tributaria, the Civil Code, and published notarial practice.
- Portuguese primary sources — the Portuguese Civil Code, RENTEV (the national registry for advance directives), and Portaria guidance on Imposto do Selo for inheritance.
- Court decisions — including the 2014 CJEU ruling on inheritance tax discrimination against non-residents (Case C-127/12).
- Real expat scenarios — anonymised, composite cases drawn from the practical situations our community encounters.
What we are — and what we are not
We are not lawyers, notaries, or tax advisers. We do not provide legal, tax, or financial advice. Our content is informational — designed to help expats understand their situation well enough to have better conversations with the qualified professionals in their country of residence.
For any decision involving your succession, your tax exposure, or the drafting of a will, please consult a notary or lawyer specialised in cross-border succession in your country of residence.
Corrections and updates
If you spot an inaccuracy, write to us at hello@sucesio.io. We update articles when law or practice changes, and credit substantive corrections at the bottom of the article concerned.
Topics we cover
Our editorial focus is narrow on purpose. We write only about subjects directly relevant to expats and cross-border families in Europe.
Spain
Estate planning, succession tax, the legítima, and the practical reality for British, French, German, Dutch, Belgian, Irish, and American expats in Spain.
EU Law
EU Regulation 650/2012, the European Certificate of Succession, choice-of-law clauses, and how cross-border probate actually works.
Digital
Digital legacy, cryptocurrency on exchanges and self-custody, password management, and platform death policies (Google, Apple, Facebook).
Personal Legacy
Letters, voice notes, video messages, recipes, and the part of inheritance no notary can deliver — built for families separated by borders.
Contact
General enquiries: hello@sucesio.io
Press & partnerships: hello@sucesio.io
Notaries, wealth managers, family offices: we work with professionals who advise expat clients across Europe. Get in touch to discuss B2B partnerships.