TABLE OF LEGITIMES (Testamentary Succession) 19 β ∑ Λ 46 Beta Sigma Lambda –UM Davao PBC 8-31-

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1) 1 Legit Child E=100,000
(if there is legit child/children 5) Legitimate Parents concurring with
= get all of free portion) Illegitimate Children and Spouse (E=1M) 8) Illegitimate Children only (E=1M)
25,000 (Right of representation available to illegitimate
Note : Leg. Parents inherit only in the
absence of Leg. Children
125,000 child's descendants, whether legitimate or
1 LEGIT CHILD (Half) 50,000 illegitimate; still 2:1)
note : Gen Rule: no right of representation for
Legitimate Parents 1/2 illegitimate descendants of legitimate children,
SURVIVING SPOUSE (1/4) 25,000 500,000 250,000
500,000 500,000
Spouse 1/8
FREE PORTION Illegitimate
Illegitimate Child 1/4 Children
125,000
Free Portion
Free Portion 1/8
2) 2 or more Legit Children;
E= 600,000
LEGIT 1 100,000 100,000
6) Legitimate Children concurring with 9) Illegitimate parents as ONLY
LEGIT 2 Illegitimate Children (E=1M) compulsory heirs (E=1M)
100,000 (if only 1 Legit Child apply No. 1) -testator [illegitimate child] having no
LEGIT 3
200,000 2 Legitimate Children 1/2 (250k 250,000
descendants and surviving spouse
SPOUSE (equal to legitime of each Legit each) - nothing if there are children
100,000
Child)
Spouse (same as 1 Legit Child) 500,000
FREE PORTION
125,000 500,000 500,000
Illegitimate Child (half of legit child) Illegitimate Parents

125,000
Free Portion
3) No Legitimate Children; Free Portion
E=400,000
100,000
Legitimate Parents (Half=
Legitime) 200,000
SURVIVING SPOUSE (1/4) 7) Widow only (E=1M) 10) Illegitimate parents with Spouse
100,000
widow gets 1/3 only if: (E=1M)
FREE PORTION -articulo mortis + testator dies w/n 3mos (testator [illegitimate child] having no
EXP living as husband and wife descendants)
for more that 5 years (get half) 250,000

500,000 500,000 Illegitimate Parents 1/4 500,000

Widow
4) No LEGITIMATE descendants/ascendants Spouse 1/4 250,000
(Illegitimate children + Spouse) 300,000 Free Portion
E=900,000 Free Portion

Illegitimate Children (1/3)

SURVIVING SPOUSE (1/3) 300,000 300,000

Spouse = taken from free portion

FREE PORTION (1/3)
Illegitimate Child = in no case shall the total legitime exceed that free portion, S. Spouse must first be fully satisfied