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Article 1014

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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If a person legally entitled to the estate of the deceased appears and files a claim thereto with the court within five years from the date the property was delivered to the State, such person shall be entitled to the...

Official text — RA 386

If a person legally entitled to the estate of the deceased appears and files a claim thereto with the court within five years from the date the property was delivered to the State, such person shall be entitled to the possession of the same, or if sold, the municipality or city shall be accountable to him for such part of the proceeds as may not have been lawfully spent. (n)

CHAPTER 4

Provisions Common to Testate and Intestate Successions

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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