Practice question
A grandnephew claims solely by representing his deceased parent, who was the decedent’s nephew, in the decedent’s collateral succession. No other route is asserted. Does Article 972 extend collateral representation to every generation of siblings’ descendants?
- Yes, without limit
- No; the express collateral representation category is children of brothers or sisters, not unlimited further descendants
- Yes, because every distant relative has identical rights
- Only if the claimant uses a different surname
- Only if the executor agrees
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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