Survivingheir

Legitime

Intestateshare

1/3

1/2

Illegitimatechildren

1/3

Survivingspouse

(Remaining1/3
isfreeportion;
Art.894,NCC)

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egitimesand
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1/4
1/8
Illegitimatechildren

1/4
1/2

Survivingspouse
Legitimateparents

1/4
(Art.899,NCC;
testatormay
freelydisposeof
theremaining
1/8oftheestate.)

1/2

Illegitimatechildren

1/4

1/2

Legitimateparents

1/2

1/2

1/2
Legitimateparents
Survivingspouse

1/4(takenfrom
thefreeportion)

1/2
1/2

(Art.893,NCC)
Illegitimateparents

1/4

1/2

Survivingspouse

1/4

1/2

Illegitimatechildrenalone

1/2(dividedby
numberof
illegitimate

All

children)
Remainderis
freeportion(Art.
901,NCC)

Legitimateparentsalone

1/2;remaining
halfisfree
portion(Arts.
889and890,
NCC)

All

Illegitimateparentsalone

1/2

All

Survivingspousealone

1/2,1/3,1/2(Art.
900,NCC)

All

Legitimatechildren(or
theirdescendants)alone

1/2(dividedby
thenumberof
children)
All
Remaininghalf
isfreeportion
(Art.888,NCC)
1/2

Onelegitimatechild(or
descendant)

1/2
1/4

Survivingspouse

Remaining1/4is
freeportion(Art.
892,NCC)

1/2

Twoormorelegitimate
children(ortheir
descendants)

1/2(dividedby
thenumberof
children)

Considerspouseas
1legitimatechild
anddivideestate
bytotalnumber

Survivingspouse

Equaltothe
shareofone
child

Remainderis
freeportion(Art.
892,NCC)
1/2
1/2ofeach
legitimatechild
(Art.176,Family
Code)

Legitimatechild
Illegitimatechild

Remainderis
freeportion(Art.
892,NCC)

PleasereadArticle
176oftheFamily
Code:computing
thelegitimesof
legitimateand
illegitimate
children;an
illegitimatechild
getsonehalf)
1/2

1/2(remaining
halfisfree
portion;Art.900,
NCC)

Survivingspouse

Brothersandsisters
(nephewsandnieces,in
caseofdeceasedsiblings)

Notentitledto
anythingsince
theyarenot
compulsory
heirs;testator
maychooseto
givethem
somethingoutof
thefreeportion

1/2(dividedbythe
numberofbrothers
andsisters;
nephewsand
niecesofdeceased
siblingsdivide
amongthemselves
thesharethat
shouldhaveto
theirparents)
Art.1001,NCC

Intestate Heir

EXCLUDES

EXCLUDED BY

CONCURS WITH

Legitimate children and

Legitimate descendants

Ascendants,
collaterals and
state
Illegitimate
parents,
collaterals and
state
Collaterals and
state
Collaterals and
state

Illegitimate children and

Descendants
Legitimate parents and
legitimate ascendants
Illegitimate parents

Surviving spouse

Siblings, nephews nieces

th

Collaterals
other than
siblings,
nephews and
nieces
All other
collaterals and
state

Other collaterals within 5

degree

Collateral
remoter in
degree and
state

State

No one

No one

Surviving spouse
Illegitimate children

No one

Surviving spouse
Legitimate children
and legitimate parents

Legitimate
children
Legitimate
children and
illegitimate
children
No one

Illegitimate children
and surviving spouse
Surviving spouse

Legitimate
children,
illegitimate
children,
Legitimate
parents and
illegitimate
parents
Legitimate
children
Illegitimate
children
Legitimate
parents
Illegitimate
parents and
Surviving
spouse
Everyone

Legitimate children
Illegitimate children
Legitimate parents
and Illegitimate
parents
Surviving spouse

Collaterals in the
same degree

No one