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Practice question: Order of Intestate Succession

Multiple Choice Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

Only a legitimate father and mother survive the intestate; there are no descendants, spouse or other concurrent heirs. How do the parents inherit?
  1. Equally
  2. Only the father inherits
  3. Only the mother inherits
  4. Only their siblings inherit
  5. The State excludes both parents

Legal references

  • Civil Code, Articles 985-986: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360

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