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Article 901

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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When the testator dies leaving illegitimate children and no other compulsory heirs, such illegitimate children shall have a right to one-half of the hereditary estate of the deceased.

Official text — RA 386

When the testator dies leaving illegitimate children and no other compulsory heirs, such illegitimate children shall have a right to one-half of the hereditary estate of the deceased.

The other half shall be at the free disposal of the testator. (842a)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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