Cross-border POA
Cross-border POA — estate distribution from Mexico
Heir in California needed to receive her share of a Mexican estate without travel. POA + juicio sucesorio handled remotely; distribution completed in 9 months.
Recovered
$145K
Duration
9 months
Outcome
Favorable settlement
What the client was facing.
Client inherited a one-third share of a Mexican estate (Mérida property + bank accounts) through her late mother. Other heirs were Mexican-resident; she was in California with no ability to travel for the multi-step juicio sucesorio process.
The strategy we deployed.
Drafted poder general for sucesiones, coordinated the apostille in California, represented her at every audiencia in the juicio testamentario, negotiated the partition agreement with co-heirs, and arranged international wire of her distributive share net of Mexican ISR.
How it ended.
Estate closed and distributed in 9 months. Client received $145,000 USD net distribution wired to her California account. Total remote handling — she never traveled.
Your situation deserves the same rigor.
Every case is different, but the methodology holds: strategic pressure, credible escalation, recovery.