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Article 896

RA 386 · Civil Code of the Philippines

ELI5— what this means for you

Illegitimate children who may survive with legitimate parents or ascendants of the deceased shall be entitled to one-fourth of the hereditary estate to be taken from the portion at the free disposal of the testator.

Official text — RA 386

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