Darren Kanjie K.

Tujan

SUCCESSION
Atty. Fretty G. Ganchoon

HOMEWORK
Surviving Compulsory Heirs Legitime Legal Basis
1. Legitimate children/descendants only ½ of the hereditary
estate of the father Art. 888
and of the mother
2. Legitimate parents/ascendants only ½ of the hereditary
estate of their Art. 889
children and
descendants
3. Widow/widower only ½ of the hereditary
estate of the Art. 900
deceased spouse
4. Illegitimate children/descendants only ½ of the hereditary
estate of the Art. 901
deceased
5. Illegitimate parents only ½ of the hereditary
estate of the Art. 903
deceased
6. Legitimate children with Illegitimate ½ of the hereditary
children estate & the Art. 895
illegitimate children is
entitle to ½ of the
legitime of the
legitimate children
7. Legitimate child with widow/widower ½ of the hereditary
estate & widow is
entitle to ¼ of the Art. 892
hereditary estate
which will be taken
from the free portion
8. Legitimate children with ½ of the hereditary
widow/widower estate and the widow
is entitled to a portion Art. 892
equal to the legitime
of each of the
 legitimate child or
descendants which
will be taken from the
free portion of the
estate
9. Legitimate child with widow/widower ½ of the hereditary Art. 892
and illegitimate children estate, widow is
entitled to ¼ of the
hereditary estate
which will be taken
from the free portion
10. Legitimate children with ½ of the hereditary
widow/widower and illegitimate estate, the widow is Art.892
children entitled to a portion
equal to the
legitimate children
which will be taken
from the free portion
of the estate, the
illegitimate children is
entitled to ½ of the
legitime of the
legitimate children
11. Legitimate parents with ½ of the hereditary
widow/widower estate, and the widow Art. 889 & 893
is entitled to ¼ of the
hereditary estate
from the free portion
12. Legitimate parents with illegitimate ½ of the hereditary
children estate for the parents Art. 896
and ¼ of the estate
from the free portion
13. Legitimate parents with illegitimate ½ of the hereditary Art. 889 & 899
children and widow/widower estate for the
parents, ¼ of the
hereditary estate
taken from the free
portion for the
illegitimate children,
and 1/8 of the
hereditary estate
which must be taken
from the free portion
14. Widow/widower with illegitimate 1/3 of the hereditary Art. 894
children estate of the
deceased for the
widow and another
1/3 for the
illegitimate child
15. Widow/widower with illegitimate ¼ of the hereditary Art. 903
parents estate for the widow,
and ¼ of the estate
for the parents