Civil Code Art. 1044: Provisions Common to

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1044
Topic: Provisions Common to Testate and Intestate Successions
Book: BOOK III DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP Preliminary Provision
Title: TITLE IV SUCCESSION
Chapter: CHAPTER 4 Provisions Common to Testate and Intestate Successions
Formerly: Art. 992a of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

Any person having the free disposal of his property may accept or repudiate an inheritance. Any inheritance left to minors or incapacitated persons may be accepted by their parents or guardians. Parents or guardians may repudiate the inheritance left to their wards only by judicial authorization. The right to accept an inheritance left to the poor shall belong to the persons designated by the testator to determine the beneficiaries and distribute the property, or in their default, to those mentioned in article 1030. (992a)

Cases applying this article

Michael C. Guy v. Hon. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 163707

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1045 Provisions Common to Testate and Intestate Successions
Civil Code, Art. 1049 Provisions Common to Testate and Intestate Successions
Civil Code, Art. 1051 Provisions Common to Testate and Intestate Successions
Civil Code, Art. 1035 Provisions Common to Testate and Intestate Successions
Civil Code, Art. 1032 Provisions Common to Testate and Intestate Successions
Civil Code, Art. 1056 Provisions Common to Testate and Intestate Successions
Civil Code, Art. 1027 Provisions Common to Testate and Intestate Successions

Civil Code, Art. 1044 is found in CHAPTER 4 Provisions Common to Testate and Intestate Successions 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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