Vince Cruz

Sample Balane Legitimes Quiz

1. One (1) Illegitimate Child / Surviving Spouse

2. Two (2) Adopted Children / 2 Legitimate Parents
3. Three (3) Legitimate Children / Two (2) Illegitimate Children / Surviving Spouse
4. Two (2) Adopted Children / One (1) Legitimate Parent / Surviving Spouse
5. Was not listening. hehe
6. One (1) Legitimate Child / One (1) Adopted Child / Surviving Spouse
7. Three (3) Legitimate Children / Six (6) Illegitimate Children
8. Two (2) Illegitimate Parents / Two (2) Illegitimate Children / Surviving Spouse
9. Four (4) Illegitimate Children / One (1) Illegitimate Parent
10. Two (2) Legitimate Grandparents / Surviving Spouse

Answer Key (NB: explanations are merely guides, answer only fractional portions in quiz):

1. IC – 1/3 (express provision of law – SS/IC combination)

SS – 1/3

2. AC –1/4 each (AC = LC = 1/2 estate divided equally)

LP – none (excluded by LC)

3. LC – 1/6 each (1/2 of estate divide equally)

IC – 1/12 each (1/2 share of 1 LC)
SS – 1/6 (share equal to 1 LC)

4. AC – 1/4 each (AC = LC = ½ estate divided equally)

LP – none (excluded by LC)
SS – 1/4

5. -

6. LC – 1/4 (AC = LC = ½ estate divided equally)

AC – 1/4
SS – 1/4 (share equal to 1 LC/AC)

7. LC – 1/6 each (LC = 1/2 of estate divided equally)

IC – 1/12 each (IC = 1/2 share of each LC)

8. IP – none (excluded by children)

IC – 1/6 each (1/3 of estate divided equally)
SS – 1/3 (look at number 1, same combination only that there are 2 IC)

9. IC – 1/8 each (1/2 of estate divided equally)

IP – none (excluded by children)

10. LGP1 – 1/4 each(LGP represents LP = 1/2 of estate divided equally)

SS – 1/4 (express provision of law – LP/SS combination)

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What if there are 3 LGPs? 1 LGP will get 1/4 full and the other 2 LGP will get 1/8 each (think maternal and
paternal grandparents where one of them is deceased)