Article 889
ELI5— what this means for you
The legitime of legitimate parents or ascendants consists of one-half of the hereditary estates of their children and descendants.
Official text — RA 386
The legitime of legitimate parents or ascendants consists of one-half of the hereditary estates of their children and descendants.
The children or descendants may freely dispose of the other half, subject to the rights of illegitimate children and of the surviving spouse as hereinafter provided. (809a)
Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)
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