Ou(lino

in

STICC

ION

GINF]RA

IROVISIONg

/ ..^
77,1. 7l

l. | 1 | I fficcll An!. tJ sis ofLaw ofS cccssion Legal lrhilosophy of the I iv;l Cixlc oll Suoccssion
l:rndanrental charges in the NCC Subi.cls ol Succcssion. Ads. 775, 78:, 387- 1001 t.
2.

''. l)el'rrl'i,r,

',

,'./ rn,l {

i].

-1,

Who are tlre suliectr? Rela(ionship /\rts 961-96q

(lapacity to Sur:ced

a
h

l)ere'minalion. Arts.

lol,j. I0tq. A(. l6e)

Cayetailo v. l Pani,le<, r

'r \t

HA ia1

who r ay.nrcceed? A'1J. t0t1-?6. 1029-30

llnfish I'riesl ofVict{rrin

v lt4!n.

89 S(

ttA

4q3

{:. Wlo are incapahte ofsucceeding? Arrs. 1027-28,t031_:t:j. d. li{1art ol- lierifltions br- rhe erichrded heir. Ad. 1036 e Ilishtsoflhec\clrrdedheif.A s. t015, 1917, I0t4 ll l.inbililies ofthe..rchrded treir Arr. l0ls q llreicfiplion ol Alion Arr. t0.t0 (1.
ObjedofSucccssionArt-(.776,78t. t:ltt. t4:9.lt?8. /\ 108. Revisd l)enal ('odc

tjt? !'

Rel.cs ! CA. SC l.-56?0.lul)/jl. 195.t OUin$v iv1cdirra,50O(i # t.p. t99.Ocr,7.

(

t95.1.

g of Srlc(ics\ion Arts. 777, 226i. 2151. 5:ll. l'1.17. i\rts 8.1.36 llanrily Code.

ipeIi

l,l6l. l:i0. 112. 390, 39t

L :. .1.

J{equisites lor tl\e transrnission of successional righls express rvill ol thr testalor or provision oI lalv dcalh ol'the person whose prcperly is lhe suliect ofsuccession nccep(n ce ofthe inheriti ce - Ans. i04l,l0i7

tlsorr v Dcl Rosrrio,92 I,lil.510 I)e Borin v. I)c llori:r.46 SCRA 577 llo'ril1,r llnrccnr,7l S( ltA 491 Ilorgh v. Morlrslo..lrfl lll, 1954.9.1 I,hil. In)rrorlc(, lle,tcrr v. Ilorri)|lreo. l5] SCIIA I

/l

E.

l. ?. L 4.

Kinds ofSucccssion. Art. 778 lbstdmcntAry drl. 779 l,galof inteslate. Art. 960

Mixed Art.780 ContmclualAh

ll0,

1347, 752, 84FC

T'ES'TAMNNTARY SUCCtrSSION

II.

WILLS

A- Deiinirion. tl. []hafncrerisrics

C.
c,

Afl

731

A(

?83, 839(j) & Ct). 829, j96_199,7j7,918, jB4_jA.l

,4'1s 788. 789,790-794, 930

h(erprcl^tion of

Wills
llri'
n
1l I

lli

v. n (crrerrta. 4o
Larv govenring

D.

L As kJ tinle ofexecution. Ar1. 795 .' ^qrnfbcc,.tc\c^,r'ia,r .\r,r t7.St0 8tr 8tq
lhil
O.c
ilg, p. 4185

fcrr

ftr re Will of Rv. Ab dia, 50 flc rrrrel v. I lix. 5J r.ltl

'

llsiflte ofOiberson. 43 O .C. 111 ,2657 Dela Ce$a v. lotot. l2 sCI{^. 576 tstnte of Rodrigrez. 46 O.G. {t 2. p. 584

I
'

l.
Dslale

rr, r'^"<r"irg i,. t r'r L As {o ti 1e. Art ?263

As t.r srcccssio al righls.

e{c. Ar1 l6

6l O.C. # 46, p. 7302 ofn nros Bcllis, 20 SCRA 158 Cryclx ov. l-eoni(les, I29SCRA524
Lstr{e o1'Chrislcnscu.

III,

'[I.S'I'AMRN'I'AIIY CAPACITY AND IN'TENT

A. Ll.

Who nvry nrake a will? Arts. 796-803

Sr)per',ening iDcrpac;ty- Ad. 801

rv-

sot-EllrNtTltis oP wILLs

A. Kinds ol Wills. Arts. 804. 8l0 ll. Nr)lllfial \Vill\ (;orrcf|lrcqrircnrcnts.nfl.80,l l.

S,rft)zn

Ilo'rnr{li1. I l0 SCR

-188

2-

Specific rcqthements. Art3, 805, 806

Garcia v. l,acuesra,90 Phil.489 lrrlu,'x,, ! Ahelh'il]. l0o ILil J58 Ncra v. llinrando, l8 Phil. 450

lihoirla v. Ros^l,
Gabucan v.

ll$SCR

lq5

Icasinno v. Icasiirno, I I SCRA 422 Cruz v Villasor, 54 SCI{A, 3l

Mantr,95 SCRA 752

Wit|sses to a \rill Wiro are .onrpctcrrr? 4ns.820, 821,824

.lavcllana v. l,eds'na. 97 Phil. 258

a.

{.ionzrles v. CA, 90 SCRA 183

b. c.

Supervening ificonlpelency. Art- 822 CoUrpetency ofinteresled lvitness. Art. 823

Special Requir,rnrerrh for deail deaf-nute & blind teslalors.

Arts.807-80fi
Cnrcia v. Vrsqncz, 32 SCRA 439

4. (lI

Substalllial Corrplia se. Art. 809

f.rlogrnphic Wills Genofal rcqtlircmculs. n r t.804

L 2.
Itoxas

Specilicrequirencnts

^rt.810.812.811
Krlnw

v l)c Josns, l14 S(ll(A 245 v llchva. 132 SClt/\ 2i7

827

V,

INCOIIPORAI'ION OF DOCIIJI1IINT IIY RIIFERIINCf,. Art,

vt.

coDtctr.s

A. ll. \'II.

Deiinition. Al1. 825 Solenrnilies,4rt.316

RI:VOCATION ()P\\ILLSANI) IFSTA[IENTARY DISI'OSITIONS

A. Il. C. I).

Definilion ofrevorat ion

Whcn nay fcvocltio . bc cllecled. Al1. 828 Larv goveming revo, .rrion. Art. 829

Modcso{ rc!ori,,:..,, Ar1 810

(;igo v Mlrnuyrrt,49 l,hil 902 ( irsilrDr) v. {- /\, l5lJ SCRn 451

E. Effectofrevocatiofl. Arts. 831,814 ]r. Dootlire ofDep'ldcnt Rclntivc Revocatknl

Molo v. Mob, 90 I'hil.

l7

VIII.
lX.

RIIPUIILICA'I ION AND

REVML
838

Otl WILLS

Arts. 835_817

ALI,OW,{NCE OF WILLS. Arr.

A. ll. L. D.
Can

Con.ept 0[probate Neccssity ol probale

De Borja v. De llorja,46 SCtiA 5??

rYrooes

': or FroDare

Requirements for probate. Alt_ 8l I

v Ynp. i04 Phil 509 Rodehs v. Amnzn, i l9 SCRA 16 A??ola v. Singson, 109 Phil. t02
Codo-y v.

Calugay.3l2 SCM 133

D-

Dflect ol allowance ol \-vills

Callanosa .v. Arcangel, 83 SCRA 676 I)e la Cema v. Leonides, 129 SCRA 33 Robcds \. Leonides. 129 SCRA:t:l

Ncpunu$no v. Ca.

ll9 SCRA:06

X.

DISAI"LOWANCII Oll WILLS. A{s. 839,

I'tscual v. dc la Crua28 SCR^ 421

I]ls, l3l?,

1338

XI.

LDCI'TIME

A Ll.
(

Co'r..pl

A rr. 886

Who arc ctltitled to legitinres: Cornpulsory heirs. Arts_ 88?,902

Itosales v. Ilosales, 148 SCIlA 69

(i!rc$1cIDo ol oorrrprrlvrry hcirs a tl {hcir co|lcspontting lcgilirlles. Arts. fi88 890,89?-901.901. Arl.39, P D 601

I
D. E.
Restriclions rcBarding (he legilime. Ans. 904, 8'.i2, 905-907, Dclcrorir)alion orcornpulfltioD. A!1s.908

lt47

9ll

COn,,{1 lON. Arls.

Di7"on Rivera v. Dizon,
De Rotra v.

106 I-107?

3l

SCI{A 554

CA, l52SCR^205

Locsin v. C,^,206 SCRA 381

f.

Freedon to dispose lrrc portion. Aft- 914

Principles Affecling l,egitime

XI!.

PIIETERITION. Artsi 854,906, 855,918

Aznnr v. Dunean. l7 SCRA rqO \,'r'riij v Nt|g irt. l7 S.RA 44q l(eyes v. B.rrrto-Datu. l9 SCltA. 85
R;rtrrr ry

llscuir v. Escuio, ll I'hil.332 \' MaaiIez.6zt St-I(A 4sl \ul:rn,' v. CA. l?6 SCRA l22 Acain v. CA, 155 SCIIA 100
RnSF,lrVA 'I RONCAL.

XIll.

Ari

891

llilrt'so v. SaLlan,25 I'hil. 295 ScinIc{ \ fsl,jlrcii,. I SCIIA 7su Florr-'rtino v. Irhreulir)o. ,i0 lrhil.480 . I'adura v.l]4kbvino, 104 Phil. 1065

'

Chua v.CFI, 78 SCRA 406 Cdn?-ales v. CIFI 104 SCRA l6l ., De I'ap^ v. ClArnacho, 144 SCRn 281

XlV.

tlESltRVA ADOPTIVA. Art.39, PD

Rnnrwr v. Mirruo,97 SCRA 5l7 'Ieotico v. delVal. l3 SCRA 406

603

XV.

DISINII[Rl r'i NCE. n fls.9l5-923

Prilciplcs Affccting the llreely Disposable Portion

xvr.

tNs't t fu

froN olr n|llRs

A.

840 L Dclluili . ^ft. 2. Rcquisites fof vlllid i'rstihrtion ofhci's. llelnle lo Arls. 785. 787 3. lict ifwill insl;iutcs no heir. AI1. 841 4. I'recdoar of clisf'osition. Art.342 5. Mrnrcrofdesignalirg ^n heir. An.843-841 irr felal'olr to 411.789. 6. Dispositio,r in favor ofa0 unknown pcrsorr. ,4r1. 845 7. Disfl)sitiorr ir flrvor of d definilc class. ,4r t. 845 ir relation lo. ,4d. ?86 8. E(luality ol heirs Irts. 1i46, 848 9. In(livi(lunlity of instihrtilnr. ,{rt. lt47

|r Ccn(x'rl

10. Sinrltflleity
I

l.

ot inslihrtion. A|t- 849 lnslitufior baie{l on n filsc c.rusc. Ad. 850

1, .rr'

l{c\,.q. rI

\(

RA

/\I

j2 ll. I:l.

Sharcs in thc instihrtion'!.Ads. 851 85:l Predcccas0 ofIfirs. ,^rl 856

Kirds lll lflsf;tulio J. Sinrtle of Pr.c A|1. 777 ,1. abnrliliorfll. Arl. 871

a.

Kinds
601)

V(h. l)c Kilayko v.'lcrilco. 207 SCRA

b. c. d. e. I
.1.

hopcrrrtivc conditions. ,{fis. 872 374. relale 10 Art. I l8:l l)isposilioo (laptatoria. n {.875 Corpliance. Ads.876 8?7, 2'd par. Il{,cl. nrls. 1(l-1,1.1"'plrr,879.880.881,88,1

Instihrtiofl wilh a lernr n. Kinds A(. t185, l" p r. b. llffccl Arts. 878, ll35 2"'r par ifl relation lo 880,
IUodnl InstitLrlior. Arl1832 88:l

\vU.

buDSl n lj-t-loN

()l I llillls
857

A. tl.

Lblccft ofsubstilu{;on. {-

Ki

A{.859 Bri(:forcor pcodions. n rl. 860 IlecipK\ci' Art.86l I'ideic,rnnrissury. Arls. 861 lll I'rLrcios v ltarnifcz, lll S(ill^ 70'1 ( v. Siag/.on,,lt) S(ll{A ,191
Sinrple or cotnnr.rn.

l. 2. I 4

ds

ofsubslilt,tion. .Art. 853

'is,rl()go

C.

'l inre lirnitation o,r iflaliertaltililY. A'{. li70

i'
Xvftl. LEcAcrEs AND DLvlsEs. Atts.9?-4-959 ' l.'e rnndcz v. Dirnagiba, 2 | SCRA 428 llclen v. tlxrrk ofl'.1 , L' 14474, ll Oct l960
r,ItGAL OR IN'I'ESTATE STICCI'SSION

XL\.

GI,NEIIAI, PROVISIONS

A -

L 2. {

hr grrer r

When does it take Place? Art- 960 Who,rrc the intestate heirs? Art. 961

Roqrles. v. Rosrlcs. 148

ord r ofrn'l rharc itl llle irr Icsl:rl' crrcccsciorr' n Il q62

SCR

6s

De.bs Sanfos v- De La Cnrz. 37 SCRA 555

C. ' XX, .

Right ol Represertntion. Ads. 970-977, Arts. 982, 902' 992, 1005-8'

lc"t '.' \ lrel Val. \,rpra Diaz v. IAC, 150 Sr:iRA 645 De los Santos v. Fennris'Borroflleo, l4 SCII,\ 986
L-orlrlrz v. Corfuz, 85 SCRA 567

ORDI'R OF INTESTA'ftr SUCCDSSION

'A.

tlescending Di'ect LiDe lEslate ofa legitimale decedent n. lllegitinraic childre$ .Arts.98li, 988 992

r'",trrs v C,,rf,r. 8( S( l{A (67 I corrrrrln v CA, l.l0 S( l(A xao

2. B. (

Estate

ab.

ofan illcgitinrate decederrl Legititnate childrcn and descendant Arts 903, 98?-994 Itlegitimale childrcn md descendant. Arts 990' 992

Surviv;tg SPo||se. A'1s 995-1002

Sar\tillon v. Mira,l.lan. l4 SCRA 56i

A

L 2

n, ,,,lir\t di,c r li,tc t-cgilirrulc patcnts rln(l asccndllrrl Arls 985'987 lllcgilinl..lc Plrcnls A|1s 991

D.

Colhleralline, Arts. l00l-1210

Bicc,I:ong

Alnll|nz.i, 80 SCRA 42 |
q86

Ilacr)ov. Ucnoflreo, I4 S( RA

E.

'l hc Srate. Arls. l01l-1014

PROVISIONS COMMON TO 'I'ES'I'ATtr AND INTESTATE SUCCESSION

XXl. Iliglt of Acclction

A. B. (1. D.
XXII.

Concept. Arts. 1015-17, i0l9-20 Il1 legfll succession. Art. ]018

Compulsorysuooession.,irt.l02l
T!:stanrentary.Afts.1022-.1023

PARTITION AND DIS'IRII}U'IION OF 'I'III]] ESTATE

A .

l'rrrilion Arrs.

1078. l0o0

Alsua Betls v. CA, 92 SCRA 332

Doromrl v. CA, L-16081,2 Sepf. 1975 Alonzo v. lAC, 150 SCITA 5l? Bautiste v. Grino- AqUino, 166 SCRA 760 De los Safitos v. De Ja C(uz, supra.

. B.

Elfecb DfPartilion. Arts. l09l-1096

'

.,

Cuilas v. Judge, L-026695, 3l Jan. 1972, De los Sartos v. de Ia Cnrz, 37 SCRA 558 .^.!rLrstines v. CIl, 45 O.C. Srrpp #9. p. 184Aprill. 1948.

C.

Itescission and Nullity ofPartilion. Aris- 1097-l 105.

XXIII. EXECUTOIIS AND ADMINIS'TRA'TORS.

Arts. 1058-1060 Rule 8?, Sec. I, Revised ll.ules ofCourt Rule 86, Sec 5, llcvise(l Rules ofCoud