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The Baja State Government is offering a special rate to register your last will and testament.

Between June and September 30th, 2009, you can register your hand-written, Last Will and Testament by presenting the following documents:

2 Hand-written Last Will and Testaments in English or Spanish
(IMPORTANT: no photocopies allowed or computer written documents will be accepted, you have to write the same document twice)

2 witnesses with an original picture ID and a photocopy

1 translator (in case you or a witness do not speak Spanish)

Official picture ID (Driver’s License, FM3, FM2)

Fees: $163.78 pesos

For more information in Rosarito, please contact: Tomas de la Rosa, at the Registration Office from the State Government located at the 1st floor of the State Government building, phone (661) 614-9721 Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

OK, so what exactly does "registering" a will do. Last year we had the Notario in Loreto write a will for us as we were told by our attorney in the States that he didn't think that our US will/trusts would be valid for Mexican property. We provided the Notario with English versions and had a translator convert them to Spanish and the Notario did his thing, we signed, a witness signed and we paid him some money. Is this considered "Registered". Is there something else we should do??? Thanks for the info

As I understand it, your will is registered. Anybody else out there have any experience with this???