Practice question
A claimant says Aquino abolished every possible Article 992 restriction, including all collateral situations, and therefore no one need distinguish direct descent from collateral kinship. Which response is sound?
- Aquino abolished proof of filiation
- All relatives now take equal shares irrespective of degree
- Aquino’s direct-ascendant representation holding must not be expanded into an unqualified abolition of the collateral restriction; the actual line and other requirements still matter
- Every claimant automatically receives a decree
- The distinction between direct and collateral lines no longer exists
Legal references
- Aquino v. Aquino, G.R. 208912/209018, December 7, 2021, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/dec2021/gr_208912_2021.html
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