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Table of Legitimes PDF

1. The document outlines the legitime or legal share of compulsory heirs in an estate under Philippine law. 2. It lists 14 scenarios of possible surviving compulsory heirs and their corresponding legitime or legal share. This includes legitimate and illegitimate children and descendants, parents, a widow or widower, and in some cases a combination of these heirs. 3. For each scenario, it provides the compulsory heir(s), their legitime share, and the article in the Civil Code or other law that serves as the legal basis for that legitime. This information is presented in a table for easy reference.

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Table of Legitimes PDF

1. The document outlines the legitime or legal share of compulsory heirs in an estate under Philippine law. 2. It lists 14 scenarios of possible surviving compulsory heirs and their corresponding legitime or legal share. This includes legitimate and illegitimate children and descendants, parents, a widow or widower, and in some cases a combination of these heirs. 3. For each scenario, it provides the compulsory heir(s), their legitime share, and the article in the Civil Code or other law that serves as the legal basis for that legitime. This information is presented in a table for easy reference.

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Rowena B.

Gallego
SUCCESSION
Atty. Fretti G. Ganchoon

HOMEWORK
Surviving Compulsory Heirs Legitime Legal Basis
Legitimate Children /
1 Descendants only 1/2 of the estate Art. 888 of Civil Code

Legitimate Parents / 1/2 of the estate Art. 889 of Civil Code


2
Ascendants only * equal sharing if both survives Art. 890 (par. 1)

1/2 of the estate


* 1/3 if the marriage is
in articulo mortis and
the testator died w/in
3 Widow / Widower only 3 months from time of Art. 900 of Civil Code
marriage
* expn: if they are living
as husband & wife for
more than 5 years - 1/2

Illegitimate Children/
4 1/2 of the estate Art. 901 of Civil Code
Descendants only

5 Illegitimate Parents only 1/2 of the estate Art. 903 of Civil Code

Legitimate Children 1/2 of the estate


Illegitimate Children Each illegitimate child gets Art. 176, Family Code
6
1/2 of the share of each or Art. 895, as amended
legitimate child

Legitimate Child 1/2 of the estate


7
Widow / Widower 1/4 of the estate Art. 892 (1), Civl Code

Legitimate Children 1/2 of the estate


8 Widow/Widower share equivalent to legitime Art. 892 (2), Civl Code
of each legitimate child

Legitimate Child 1/2 of the estate


Widow / Widower 1/4 of the estate Art. 892 (1), Civil Code
9 Illegitimate Child / Each illegitimate child gets Art. 897 / 898
Children 1/2 of the share of each
legitimate child

Surviving Compulsory Heirs Legitime Legal Basis

Legitimate Children 1/2 of the estate


share equivalent to legitime
Widow / Widower
of each legitimate child Art. 892(2), Civil Code
10
Each illegitimate child gets Art. 898 / 897
Illegitimate Child/Children 1/2 of the share of each Art. 176, Family Code
legitimate child
Legitimate Parents 1/2 of the estate Art. 889 of Civil Code
11
Widow / Widower 1/4 of the estate Art. 893 of Civil Code

Legitimate Parents 1/2 of the estate Art. 889 of Civil Code


12
Illegitimate Child/Children 1/4 of the estate Art. 896 of Civil Code

Legitimate Parents 1/2 of the estate


13 Illegitimate Child/Children 1/4 of the estate Art. 899 of Civil Code
Widow / Widower 1/8 of the estate

Widow / Widower 1/3 of the estate


14 Art. 894 of Civil Code
Illegitimate Child/Children 1/3 of the estate
Widow / Widower 1/4 of the estate
15 Illegitimate Parents 1/4 of the estate Art. 903 of Civil Code

Legitimate Parents 1/2 of the estate Art. 39, Child and


16
Adopted Child 1/4 of the estate Welfare Youth (P.D. 603)

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