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Article 923

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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The children and descendants of the person disinherited shall take his or her place and shall preserve the rights of compulsory heirs with respect to the legitime.

Official text — RA 386

The children and descendants of the person disinherited shall take his or her place and shall preserve the rights of compulsory heirs with respect to the legitime; but the disinherited parent shall not have the usufruct or administration of the property which constitutes the legitime. (857)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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