The battles and disagreements continue after the death of the Argentine legend, Diego Maradona, due to the huge wealth he left, in light of differences between his family and his children, and Argentine justice is working to solve the existing crisis due to the distribution of Maradona’s inheritance.
There are questions about property, heirs, inheritance rights and all that surrounds Maradona’s world. We answer them as follows.
How much is Maradona’s wealth?
A reliable source confirmed that the inheritance bequeathed by world star Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday noon, 25 November in Tigre, Argentina, is estimated at 50 million dollars, according to Argentine newspaper “Clarin”.
The newspaper pointed out that this cash amount is in accounts in Switzerland, Dubai and Buenos Aires, real estate, advertising contracts, luxury vehicles, including the Hanta Overcomer amphibious tank and the Hubbly Davidson motorcycle, obtained by signing his contract in Belarus, jewelry, property and investments in the countries in which he played and trained throughout his life. Professional, Argentina, Spain, Italy, United Arab Emirates, Belarus and Mexico.
This amount can be distributed to his five already recognized children, although there are 6 other sons so far of filiation in different parts of the world: 4 in Cuba, 2 in La Plata – and now – another request has been added in Madrid, Spain. Therefore, the assets to be distributed can be divided into up to 12 parts by the “administrator” who will be appointed by the judge at the appropriate time.
Did Maradona leave a will?
Key fact: Maradona did not leave a will, but requested (despite the lack of verbal writing) to embalm his body. The process in the “normal will” can take up to 90 days, which is the legal period required for the heirs and creditors to appear. Although “in cases of this type of succession, such as the case of Maradona, it can be eternal,” a lawyer specializing in the matter noted because of the potential for “opportunists” and “internal conflicts”. “It will be a complicated process,” said lawyer Martin Apollo.
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Maradona family
Gustavo Fabian Pascual, the lawyer for Jana Maradona, initiated the case before the 44th National Civil Court, in charge of Camilo Almeida Pons, because in that court a case is being heard in which Maradona denounced his ex-wife, Claudia, in a dispute over the origins of the soccer star.
Four years ago, on March 27, 2016, while living in Jumeirah (Dubai), Maradona revoked the will issued in favor of his daughters, Delma and Gianina, signed on July 19, 2012 in Buenos Aires, in front of the notary, Rodolfo. Hector Longo. As of this decision, which was entered in the register of notaries public in the city of Buenos Aires, in the section “Last Will Proceedings”, all of his children were left equal before the law with regard to inheritance.
To whom will the inheritance be divided?
Maradona has five recognized children, Diego Junior from Italian Cristiana Sinagra, the eldest and still unable to travel from Italy to Argentina due to his suffering from the Coronavirus, Dalma Neria and Gianna Dinora, both from Claudia Villavini, and Jana with Valeria Sabalin who lives in Italy. , Diego Fernando from Veronica Ojeda, but there are 6 people for sonship, and the four who live in Argentina met with lawyer Mario Boudry.
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Daughters of Maradona
4 Cubans, two women – Joanna Luo – and two men, Gavilito and Harold, but in Argentina, there are two more: Santiago Lara (his lawyer Jose Nunez has already requested that the body be taken out for a DNA test that allows the young man to know his origin), is the son of Natalia Jarat, a model from La Plata and died when he was only three years old. Nونيñez also asked the judge, in the memorandum processed in Family Court No. 7 in La Plata, that the proceedings take place “urgently”. Finally, Majali Gill also presents a legal attempt to test for DNA and confirm if she is Maradona’s daughter.
Businessman Carlos Ferro Vieira – Maradona’s friend – revealed in the Diario Marca newspaper that “Maradona has two other children in Spain with Laura Sibela,” as they had an extra-marital relationship for 3 years.
Diego Maradona was a close friend of the late former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Maradona had four children when he was in La Pradera, the medical residence where he was treated for cocaine addiction.
What is the trial of genetic alignment?
It is called a “consolidation procedure” to the obligation of the “forced heir” to bring the value of the assets he acquired from the deceased (Maradona) to the hereditary legacy as a donation. At the time of the inheritance section, the amount received will be counted against its share previously as a donation.
To put it more simply, these are all the goods that Maradona gave to some of his family members while he was alive. Jana and Diego Jr. do not have properties that Diego gave up: their older son lives in a rented house in Naples, and Jana lives in another rented apartment in Naples. Not plata.
Are the Maradona sisters heirs?
Four of Maradona’s five sisters (Claudia Nora, Anna Estella, Maria Rosa and Rita Mabel Maradona), together with their partner Yamel Castro Bianchi, asked for justice to be taken into account as “individuals affected” by the death of the former footballer, in a document presented before Collateral Judge No. 2 of San Isidro, Judge Orlando Diaz rejected the request because he understood that there were other people in his immediate family circle who were more important to agreeing to be a plaintiff, such as his sons and daughters.
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Maradona sisters
Is Claudia Villavini the heiress of Maradona?
No, because Claudia Rosanna Villavini and Diego Armando Maradona – who were married on November 7, 1989 in a lavish ceremony in Luna Park, when they were already parents of Delma and Giannina – separated “officially” in 2003. Although Claudia was the one who filed for divorce in March 7, 1998 on charges of “abandoning the house” and was additionally requested “possession of two daughters, Delma and Gianna.”
Maradona also demanded that he be granted ownership of two luxury apartments – one of them, the legendary property of Sigorola and Habana, in Villa Devoto – half the profits of the Maradona Museum and 10,000 pesos (at that time) per month to “preserve the girls.”
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Maradona with his son and grandchildren
On May 21, 2014, from Dubai, where Maradona resided, Diego revoked the power of attorney for Claudia and her two daughters, in July 2015, Diego conducted an audit of his assets with the result that 80 million pesos (about 6 million dollars at the time) were lost, deposited in a safe in Uruguay. The parties went to judicial mediation, and when they did not reach an agreement, a letter sent to Claudia to return his belongings to Diego was also sent. 458 items such as T-shirts, shoes, World Cup replicas in Japan and Mexico, medals, trophies, jewelry, among others, can now be included in the legacy that will be divided in the succession trial.
In August 2015, a new hearing between Maradona and Villavini was held without an agreement, thus the sessions were closed. On November 6, 2015, Civil Court No. 77 ordered a “general ban on the sale or mortgage of the assets of the defendant Villavini” and Maradona also requested the annulment of the settlement agreement for the marital partnership with Claudia
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