Cancún, Quintana Roo — A total of 2,104 wills were registered across Quintana Roo in September and October 2026 under a state campaign that gave families a 3,000-peso subsidy to cover the paperwork and set out how their assets will be distributed.
Cancún accounted for more than half the statewide total, with 1,149 testament notices filed in the municipality of Benito Juárez, according to figures presented Wednesday, Nov. 4, by the state Government Department.
Playa del Carmen and Chetumal follow
Playa del Carmen ranked second with 356 registrations, followed by Othón P. Blanco, the municipality that includes Chetumal, with 314. Isla Mujeres recorded 102 and Cozumel closed with 63.
The General Directorate of Notaries also reported 37 notices in Tulum, 34 in Puerto Morelos, 18 in Felipe Carrillo Puerto, 16 in Lázaro Cárdenas and 15 in Bacalar, based on figures compiled through Oct. 31.
The program, billed as “September and October, Months of the Testament 2026,” was promoted by the Quintana Roo government led by Governor Mara Lezama to make the legal procedure more accessible and to reduce the family conflicts that can follow an inheritance.
Government Secretary Cristina Torres Gómez said the financial support allowed more people to formally record their wishes for their estate, sparing relatives from legal complications later on.
She said having a will not only gives property owners legal certainty but also helps prevent disputes among family members after a death, and described the 3,000-peso subsidy as one of the campaign’s main incentives for families to visit a notary.
State officials highlighted participation across the municipalities, particularly in Benito Juárez, Playa del Carmen and Othón P. Blanco, which together accounted for the bulk of the notices.
A will is a legal document in which a person sets out how their assets should be distributed after death. Officials stressed the importance of drawing one up in advance to avoid inheritance disputes.
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