Civil Code Art. 979: Legal or Intestate

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 979
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
Formerly: Art. 931a of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

Legitimate children and their descendants succeed the parents and other ascendants, without distinction as to sex or age, and even if they should come from different marriages. An adopted child succeeds to the property of the adopting parents in the same manner as a legitimate child. (931a)

Cases applying this article

Spouses Mariano (A.K.A. Quaky) v. Roscef Zuñiga Bernarte G.R. No. 180997

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