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SPOUSE: alone

TESTACY: Legitime of the Surviving Spouse 1/2; 1/3; 1/2 1/2; 2/3; 1/2 (free portion) a. SPOUSE 1/4 b. 1 legit. child 1/2 1/4 (free portion) a.SPOUSE same share of 1 legit. child b. 2 or more legit. children 1/2 remainder is free portion a. SPOUSE same share of 1 legit. child b. legit. children 1/2 c. illegit. children remainder not to exceed free portion

Art 900 Art 892 Art 898 Art 897 Art 895 Art 176 FC applies if free portion is sufficient. Otherwise, free portion will be divided equally * Art 889 & 893 Art 903 Art 894 Art 899 (Art 1000)

5 6 7 8 a. b. a. b. a. b. c. a. b.

a. SPOUSE b. Legit. parents SPOUSE Illegit. parents SPOUSE Illegit. children SPOUSE Legit. parents Illegit. children SPOUSE Brothers & Sisters, Nephews & Nieces

1/4 1/2 1/4 is free portion 1/4 1/4 1/2 is free portion 1/3 1/3 1/3 is free portion 1/8 1/2 1/4 1/8 is free portion 1/2 none 1/2 is free portion

Art 900

* Unless otherwise specified by the testator, sharing in the available free portion is equal (846) REASON: They are not compulsory heirs. Hence, they are not entitled to legitme. They can become only in intestate succession (1001 &994) of if designated as devisees or legatees, i.e. as voluntary heirs (for Pineda, there are 3 classes of compulsory heirs. Spouse and illegitimate children belong to the 3rd class, the concurring primary heirs -- the are compulsory heirs who succeed concurrently with the primary compulsory heirs (if present) or with the secondary compulsory heirs (if primary heirs are absent)) Legitimes in Testamentary Succession Legitimes of Children/Parents as sole heirs 1 2 3 Legit. child/children Illegit. child/children Legit. parents ALONE = 1/2 ALONE = 1/2 ALONE = 1/2 1/2 free portion 1/2 free portion 1/2 free portion Art 888 Art 901 Art 889 Shares in Intestate Succession Shares of Children/Parents as lone survivors 1 Legit child/children (ALONE) 2 Illegit. child/ children (ALONE) 3 Legit. parents (ALONE) All All All if one parent only: to each parent if both are alive All Art 979 Art 988 Art 986

Illegit. parents

ALONE = 1/2 1/2 1/4 1/4 free portion

1/2 free portion

Art 903

Legitimes of Illegitimate children/Legit. parents or children 1 a. Legit. parents b. Illegit, children a. Legit. children b. Illegit. children

4 Illegit. parents Art 993 (ALONE) Shares of Illegitimate children/ Legitimate parents 1 a. Legit. parents 1/2 Art 991 b. Illegit, children 1/2 2 a. Legit. children b. Illegit. children 1/2 Each: of the share of 1 legit. child All none(bein g excluded) Art 176 FC Art 983

1/2 of the share of 1 legit. child Remainder if any: free portion 1/2 none (being excluded) 1/2 free portion

a.

Illegit. children b. Illegit. parents

Art 176 FC applies if free portion is sufficient. If not, free portion will be equally divided by them Art 903

3 a. Illegit. children b. Illegit. parents

Art 903 (analogy)

SPOUSE: alone

Intestacy: Intestate Share of Surviving Spouse: ALL Art 995 & 994 (1)

a. SPOUSE b. 1 legit. child a. SPOUSE b. 2 or more legit. children a. SPOUSE b. legit. children c. illegit. children a. SPOUSE b. Legit. parents a. SPOUSE b. Illegit. parents a. SPOUSE b. Illegit. children a. SPOUSE b. Legit. parents c. Illegit. children a. SPOUSE b. Brothers & Sisters, Nephews & Nieces

Divide estate by total number of legitimate children plus the spouse. Spouse is considered 1 child. Same share as one legitimate child 2 share each 1 share each (proportion 2:1)

Art 996 Santillon v Miranda (14 S 563); Arcenas v. Conco (74 S 118)

Art 999 & 176 of FC

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Art 997 Art 991 (analogy) Art 889 (analogy) Art 998 Art 1000

Art 1001 & 994