Article 856
RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision
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A voluntary heir who dies before the testator transmits nothing to his heirs.
Official text — RA 386
A voluntary heir who dies before the testator transmits nothing to his heirs.
A compulsory heir who dies before the testator, a person incapacitated to succeed, and one who renounces the inheritance, shall transmit no right to his own heirs except in cases expressly provided for in this Code. (766a)
Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)
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