Table of legitimes and shares

from the free portion of the

estate
Combinations of Compulsory
Heirs

1. Legitimate children of the

testator

2. Legitimate parents,
whether they survive alone or
concur with illegitimate children
and surviving spouse
3. Ascendants of equal
degree of the paternal and
maternal lines, if testator has
no child or leaves neither father
nor mother

4. One (1) legitimate child

and surviving spouse

5. Two (2) or more legitimate

children and surviving spouse

6. Legitimate parents and

surviving spouse

7. Illegitimate children and

surviving spouse

8. Legitimate and
illegitimate children

9. Legitimate parents and

illegitimate children
10. Legitimate and illegitimate
children and surviving spouse

11. Legitimate parents,

illegitimate children and
surviving spouse

12. Surviving spouse

13. Illegitimate children

14. Illegitimate parents

15. Illegitimate parents and

surviving spouse of the
illegitimate child
Legitime under the Civil Code, as amended
One half (1/2) of the hereditary estate to be divided equally
among the legitimate children(Art. 888,
CC),irrespectivewhether they survive alone or with
concurring compulsory heirs

One half (1/2) of the estate goes to the legitimate parents to

be divided equally between(Arts. 889 & 890, CC)

One half (1/2) of the estate to be divided equally between

them. It pertains entirely to the ones nearest in degree of
either line(Arts. 890, CC)

One half (1/2) of the estate (legitime) goes to the legitimate

child(Art. 888, CC);and
One fourth (1/4) of the estate (free portion) goes to the
surviving spouse(Arts. 892, CC)
One half (1/2) of the estate (legitime) to be divided among
the legitimate children(Art. 888, CC);and
Surviving spouse gets a share (from the free portion) equal
to the legitime of each of the legitimate children(Arts. 892,
CC)
One half (1/2) of the estate (legitime) goes to the legitimate
parents(Arts. 889 & 890, CC);and
One fourth (1/4) of the estate (free portion) goes to the
surviving spouse(Arts. 893, CC)
One third (1/3) of the estate (legitime) goes to the
illegitimate children;and
One third (1/3) of the estate (legitime) goes to the surviving
spouse(Art. 894, CC);and
One half (1/2) of the hereditary estate (legitime) to be
divided equally among the legitimate children(Art. 888,
CC);and
Each illegitimate child gets a share (from the free portion)
equal to one half (1/2) of the legitime of each of the
legitimate children(Arts. 895, CC)
All the concurring heirs get their shares from the free
portion. The surviving spouse is preferred over the
illegitimate children whose share in the inheritance may
suffer a proportionate (pro rata) reduction.
One half (1/2) of the estate (legitime) goes to the legitimate
parents(Art. 889, CC);and
One fourth (1/4) of the estate (free portion) goes to the
illegitimate children(Art. 896, CC)
One half (1/2) of the estate (legitime) to be divided among
the legitimate children(Art. 888, CC);
Each illegitimate child gets a share (from the free portion)
equal to one half (1/2) of the legitime of each of the
legitimate children;
Surviving spouse gets a share (from the free portion) equal
to the legitime of each of the legitimate children(Arts. 892,
CC) (Arts. 897 and 898, CC)

One half (1/2) of the estate (legitime) to be divided equally

between the legitimate parents(Arts. 889 & 890, CC);

One fourth (1/4) of the estate (free portion) goes to

the illegitimate children; and
One eighth (1/8) of the estate (free portion) goes to
the surviving spouse(Art. 899, CC)
One half (1/2) of the estate (legitime) goes to the surviving
spouse;

But the share is reduced to one third (1/3) of the estate in

the case of marriage inarticulo mortisand the testator died
within three (3) months from its solemnization(Art. 900, CC)

One half (1/2) of the estate (legitime) goes to the

illegitimate children(Art. 901, CC)
One half (1/2) of the estate (legitime) of the illegitimate
child(Art. 903, CC)
One fourth (1/4) of the estate (legitime) goes to the
illegitimate parents; and
One fourth (1/4) of the estate (legitime) goes to the
surviving spouse(Art. 903, CC)