Civil Code Art. 760: Revocation and Reduction

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 760
Topic: Revocation and Reduction of Donations
Book: BOOK III DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP Preliminary Provision
Title: TITLE III DONATION
Chapter: CHAPTER 4 Revocation and Reduction of Donations
Formerly: Art. 644a of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

Every donation inter vivos, made by a person having no children or descendants, legitimate or legitimated by subsequent marriage, or illegitimate, may be revoked or reduced as provided in the next article, by the happening of any of these events: (1) If the donor, after the donation, should have legitimate or legitimated or illegitimate children, even though they be posthumous; (2) If the child of the donor, whom the latter believed to be dead when he made the donation, should turn out to be living; (3) If the donor subsequently adopt a minor child. (644a)

Civil Code, Art. 760 is found in CHAPTER 4 Revocation and Reduction of Donations of TITLE III DONATION 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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