Succession Reviewer

Table of Legitimes
Anj Dela Cruz

Combinations Civil Code Family Code

1. LC ½ of estate divided equally (Art. 888)

2. 1LC, SS 1LC: ½
SS: ¼ (Art. 892)

3. LC, SS LC: ½
SS: share of 1LC (Art.892)

4. LC, NC LC: ½
NC: ½ share of 1LC (Art. 895)

5. LC, SC LC: ½ LC: ½

SC: 2/5 of 1LC SC: ½ of 1LC

6. LC, NC, SC LC: ½ LC: ½

NC: ½ of 1LC NC/SC: ½ of 1LC
SC: 4/5 of NC

7. 1LC, NC, SC, SS 1LC: ½ 1LC: ½

NC: ½ of 1LC NC/SC: ½ of 1LC
SC: 4/5 of NC SS: ¼ (Art.176)
SS: ¼ (Art.895)

8. LC, NC, SC, SS LC: ½ LC: ½

NC: ½ of 1LC NC/SC: ½ of 1LC
SC: 4/5 of NC SS: share of 1LC
SS: share of 1LC (Art. 897; 898)

9. LP ½ {r3: proximity, division by line, equality within the line} (Art. 889; 890)

10. LP, NC LP: ½ {r3}

NC: ¼ divided equally (Art. 896)

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Table of Legitimes
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11. LP, SC LP: ½ {r3}

SC: ¼ divided equally (Art. 896)

12. LP, NC, SC LP: ½ {r3} LP: ½ {r3}

NC/SC: ¼ divided equally  NC/SC: ¼ divided equally
ALL NC: divide equally;
ALL SC: divide equally;
SOME NC/SC: (5:4) (Art. 896)

13. LP, SS LP: ½ {r3}

SS: ¼ (Art.893)

14. LP, NC, SC, SS LP: ½ {r3} LP: ½ {r3}

NC/SC: ¼ divided equally  NC/SC: ¼ divided equally
ALL NC: divide equally; SS: 1/8
ALL SC: divide equally;
SOME NC/SC: (5:4)
SS: 1/8

15. NC, SC ALL NC/SC: ½ equally ½ equally

SOME NC/SC: (5:4) (Art. 901)

16. NC, SC, SS ALL NC/SC: 1/3 equally NC/SC: 1/3 divided equally
SOME NC/SC: (5:4) SS: 1/3
SS: 1/3 (Art. 894)

17. SS ½ or 1/3 if articulo mortis marriage; died within 3 months from marriage, has
not cohabited for 5 years (Art. 900)

18. IP ½ (Art. 903)

19. Children of any kind, IP Children: #1, 4, 6, 15

IP: excluded by rule of proximity

20. IP, SS IP: ¼

SS: ¼ (Art. 903)