- Statute
- Philippine Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 1085
- Topic
- Provisions Common to Testate and Intestate Successions
- Status
- In force
- 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. 1061 of the old Civil Code
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- A Supreme Court decision
The provision
In the partition of the estate, equality shall be observed as far as possible, dividing the property into lots, or assigning to each of the co-heirs things of the same nature, quality and kind. (1061)
Cases applying this article
- Matilde Aramburu y Garcia v. Angel Ortiz G.R. No. 5398
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