Civil Code Art. 1002: Legal or Intestate

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1002
Topic: Legal or Intestate Succession
Book: BOOK III DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP Preliminary Provision
Title: TITLE IV SUCCESSION
Chapter: CHAPTER 3 Legal or Intestate Succession
Year: 1949

The provision

In case of a legal separation, if the surviving spouse gave cause for the separation, he or she shall not have any of the rights granted in the preceding articles. (n)

Civil Code, Art. 1002 is found in CHAPTER 3 Legal or Intestate Succession of TITLE IV SUCCESSION of BOOK III DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP Preliminary Provision of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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