The recent opening of the will of Fernando Fernández-Tapias, a well-known Galician businessman who died at the age of 84, has shaken the foundations of his family by bringing to light a surprising decision: the disinheritance of his five eldest children. These children, born from his marriages to Victoria Riva de Luna and Juana García Courel, have been excluded from the inheritance due to alleged "psychological abuse" suffered by Fernández-Tapias, better known as Fefé.
But the thing doesn't end there. The shipowner lost trust in his older children because he began to see irregular movements in the accounts of one of his companies, which raised suspicions of improper manipulation of them.
This unforeseen event in the distribution of the inheritance has generated an immediate reaction from the affected children. According to María Eugenia Yagüe, from LOC, the five children plan to challenge their father's last will. It is worth remembering that Spanish legislation protects the right of children to inherit at least one third of the inheritance, which is known as legitimate.
For her part, Nuria González, Fernández-Tapias' widow, has shown herself determined to respect and fulfill her husband's last will. In a message sent to journalist Aurelio Manzano and broadcast on the Fiesta program, González has highlighted her commitment to silence and compliance with the will of her husband, alluding to years of judicial processes and previous judicial decisions that support this position. "As he wanted, so I will do it. I will fulfill his will," she assured.
On the contrary, disinherited children do not seem willing to accept this situation without a fight. According to journalist Pipi Estrada, who is in line with what was published in El Mundo, the children are "willing to do anything" to challenge this decision, which portends a very long legal battle that could be exhausting for all those involved.
