Article 962
ELI5— what this means for you
The right of representation: if a compulsory heir dies before the testator, their children can take their place and receive the share that would have gone to the deceased heir.
Key point
If your parent dies before your grandparent, you can represent your parent and inherit your parent's share.
Official text — RA 386
In every inheritance, the relative nearest in degree excludes the more distant ones, saving the right of representation when it properly takes place.
Relatives in the same degree shall inherit in equal shares, subject to the provisions of article 1006 with respect to relatives of the full and half blood, and of article 987, paragraph 2, concerning division between the paternal and maternal lines. (912a)
SUBSECTION 1. Relationship
Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)
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