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Comparative Table of Legitimes and Intestate Shares 1
Comparative Table of Legitimes and Intestate Shares 1
Legitimate parents alone 1/2; remaining half is free portion (Arts. All
889 and 890, NCC)
Illegitimate parents alone 1/2 All
Surviving spouse alone 1/2, 1/3, 1/2 (Art. 900, NCC) All
Legitimate children (or their 1/2 (divided by the number of children) All
descendants) alone
Remaining half is free portion (Art. 888,
NCC)
Surviving spouse
1/4 1/2
Two or more legitimate children (or 1/2 (divided by the number of children) Consider spouse as
their descendants) 1 legitimate child
and divide estate by
total number
Equal to the share of one child
Surviving spouse
Remainder is free portion (Art. 892,
NCC)
Brothers and sisters (nephews and Not entitled to anything since they are 1/2 (divided by the
nieces, in case of deceased siblings) not compulsory heirs; testator may number of brothers
choose to give them something out of and sisters;
the free portion nephews and nieces
of deceased siblings
divide among
themselves the
share that should
have to their
parents)