Civil Code Art. 980: Legal or Intestate

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 980
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. 932 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

The children of the deceased shall always inherit from him in their own right, dividing the inheritance in equal shares. (932)

Cases applying this article

Nieves Navarro v. Zenaida Cayabyab Harris G.R. No. 228854
Amparo S. Cruz; Ernesto Halili; Alicia H. Florencio; Donald Halili; Editha H. Rivera; Ernesto Halili v. Angelito S. Cruz G.R. No. 211153

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