Practice question
A grandchild dies intestate with both parents predeceased. A grandmother claims through the ascending line and calls her claim representation of the deceased parent. Which is correct?
- Every grandparent necessarily represents a parent
- Representation always moves upward
- The grandmother’s label creates the right
- Any entitlement as an ascendant is assessed in her own right under the applicable rules, not ascending representation
- No grandparent can ever inherit
Legal references
- Civil Code, Articles 876-885,889-901,919-921,934-940 and970-977: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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