Article 1049
ELI5— what this means for you
The heir who repudiates an inheritance is treated as if they never inherited — their share passes to the other heirs or the State.
Official text — RA 386
Acceptance may be express or tacit.
An express acceptance must be made in a public or private document.
A tacit acceptance is one resulting from acts by which the intention to accept is necessarily implied, or which one would have no right to do except in the capacity of an heir.
Acts of mere preservation or provisional administration do not imply an acceptance of the inheritance if, through such acts, the title or capacity of an heir has not been assumed. (999a)
Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)
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