Simple Table of Legitimes

The Survivors Amount of Legitime

Art. 888 – LCD alone –½
Art. 889 – LPA alone –½
Art. 890 – The rule that the legitime for LP shall be divided equally between them (i.e, M & F).
If one of the parents is already dead, the whole shall pass to the survivor. If no F or M, but is
survived by ascendants of equal degree of the paternal and maternal lines, the legitime shall
be divided equally between both lines. If ascendants should be of different degrees,
the legitime shall pertain entirely to the ones nearest in degree of either line.

Art. 892 – 1 LCD; SS – ½; ¼

2 or more LCD; SS – ½; SS same as that of 1 LC
Art. 893 – LPA; SS – ½; ¼
Art. 894 – ILCD; SS – 1/3; 1/3
Art. 895 – LCD; ILCD – ½; ½ of share of 1 LC
Note: xx in no case shall the total legitime of such illegitimate
children exceed that free portion, and that the legitime of the
surviving spouse must first be fully satisfied.
Art. 896 – LPA; ILC – ½; ¼
Art. 897 – LCD; ILC; SS – ½; ½ of 1 LC; SS = to that of 1 LC
Art. 898 – Same in Art. 897
Art. 899 – LPA; ILC; SS – ½; ¼; 1/8
Art. 900 – SS alone – ½; 1/3; ½
Art. 901 – ILC alone –½
Art. 902 – No legitime here; just the provision that the rights of illegitimate
children are transmitted upon their deaths to their descendants
whether legitimate or illegitimate.
 
Art. 903 – ILP alone –½
ILP; SS – ¼; ¼
Note: ILP w/ LCD – ILP will not inherit
ILP w/ ILC – ILP will not inherit