Civil Code Art. 1003: Legal or Intestate

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1003
Topic: Legal or Intestate Succession
Status: In force
Book: BOOK III DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP Preliminary Provision
Title: TITLE IV SUCCESSION
Chapter: CHAPTER 3 Legal or Intestate Succession
Formerly: Art. 946a of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949
Cited by: Multiple Supreme Court decisions

The provision

If there are no descendants, ascendants, illegitimate children, or a surviving spouse, the collateral relatives shall succeed to the entire estate of the deceased in accordance with the following articles. (946a)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

When someone dies leaving no descendants, ascendants, illegitimate children, or surviving spouse, the entire estate passes to their collateral relatives, such as siblings, nephews and nieces, uncles and aunts, or cousins, under the rules that follow.

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Cases applying this article

Nieves Navarro v. Zenaida Cayabyab Harris G.R. No. 228854
Amelia P. Arellano v. Francisco Pascual G.R. No. 189776
Apolonia Calma v. Eulalio Calma G.R. No. 34004
Mariano Veloso v. Aniceta Fontanosa G.R. No. 4874
Rol v. Racho G.R. No. 246096

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1004 Legal or Intestate Succession
Civil Code, Art. 1001 Legal or Intestate Succession
Civil Code, Art. 1005 Legal or Intestate Succession
Civil Code, Art. 1008 Legal or Intestate Succession
Civil Code, Art. 1013 Legal or Intestate Succession
Civil Code, Art. 992 Legal or Intestate Succession

Civil Code, Art. 1003 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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