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Order of Intestate Succession

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  1. Which line is called first under Article 978? Multiple Choice Easy
  2. A spouse survives together with legitimate children in intestacy. Under Article 996, how is the spouse’s share measured? Multiple Choice Easy
  3. If full-blood and half-blood siblings alone concur under Article 1006, what is the relative share? Multiple Choice Easy
  4. An intestate leaves a surviving spouse and two legitimate children, with no other concurrent heirs affecting the divisi… Multiple Choice Medium
  5. Only a legitimate father and mother survive the intestate; there are no descendants, spouse or other concurrent heirs. … Multiple Choice Medium
  6. The only entitled collateral survivors are one full-blood brother and two half-blood sisters. There are no descendants,… Multiple Choice Hard
  7. After diligent proceedings, the only identified claimant is a sixth-degree collateral relative. No person otherwise ent… Multiple Choice Hard
  8. Distinguish a spouse’s hereditary share with legitimate children from the spouse’s rights upon marital-property liquida… Essay Medium
  9. Explain the distribution between full-blood and half-blood siblings when they are the only entitled heirs. Essay Medium
  10. State the collateral-degree limit and explain when the State inherits. Essay Medium
  11. When a spouse concurs only with the entitled legitimate parents or ascendants, what share does 997 give the spouse? Multiple Choice Easy
  12. When a spouse concurs only with entitled illegitimate children, what share does 998 give the spouse? Multiple Choice Easy