art 888 legitimate child or children ½ of estate (divided equally among

children)
art 889/890 legitimate parents ½ of estate (divided equally between
parents) (if one dies, all to the survivor)
art 890 ascendants of equal degree of ½ of estate (nearest in degree excludes
the paternal and maternal lines, when the others)
no father or mother survives testator.
art 891 reserva troncal reserved for relatives of person from
where property originated within the
third degree
art 892 legitimate child and surviving ½ to LC and ¼ to SS
spouse
art 892 legitimate children and surviving ½ equally divided to children
spouse Portion equal to each legitimate child
for the SS
art 893 legitimate ascendants and ½ to ascendants/parents
surviving spouse ¼ to SS
art 894 illegitimate children and 1/3 IC
surviving spouse 1/3 SS
art 895 LC and IC ½ to LC
IC gets ½ of legitime of each LC
art 896 LP/A and IC LP/A gets ½
IC gets ¼
art 897 LC, IC and SS LC ½
IC ½ of legitime of LC
SS sames as one legitimate child
art 899 LP/A, SS, IC LP/A ½
IC ¼
SS 1/8
art 900 SS alone SS - ½ of estate
if in articulo mortis and testator died
w/in 3 mos. - 1/3
if in articulo mortis but they have been
living as husband and wife for more
than five years – 1/2
art 901 IC alone ½ of estate
art 903 Illegitimate Parents ½ of estate
art 903 IP and SS ¼ - IP
¼ - SS