Division of Legitimes

Legitimate Legitimate Surviving

Children Parents Spouse Illegit Children Illegit Parents
Scenarios
1 Legit Children + SS 1/2 of Estate = share of a
divide equally child
2 1 Legit Child + SS 1/2 of Estate 1/4 of Estate
3 Legit C + Illegit C 1/2 of Estate 1/2 of each Legit
Child
4 Legit C + Illegit C + SS 1/2 of Estate = share of a 1/2 of each Legit
child Child
5 1 Legit C + Illegit C + SS 1/2 of Estate 1/4 of Estate 1/2 of each Legit
Child
6 Legit Parents Only 1/2 of Estate
7 Legit P + SS 1/2 of Estate 1/4 of Estate
8 Legit P + Illegit C 1/2 of Estate 1/4 of Estate
9 Legit P + Illegit C + SS 1/2 of Estate 1/8 of Estate 1/4 of Estate
10 Illegit C only 1/2 of Estate
11 Illegit C + SS 1/3 of Estate 1/3 of Estate
12 SS only 1/2 of Estate
13 SS only in Articulo Mortis 1/3 of Estate
14 Illegit P only 1/2 of Estate
15 Illegit C + Illegit P 1/2 of Estate None
16 Illegit P + SS 1/4 of Estate 1/4 of Estate