Article 777

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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Rights to the succession are transmitted from the moment of the decedent's death. Heirs become owners of the inherited property the instant the testator dies — not when the estate is partitioned.

Official text — RA 386

The rights to the succession are transmitted from the moment of the death of the decedent. (657a)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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