Practice question
An heir committed an act constituting unworthiness. The testator learned of it only after making the will, then expressly condoned it in writing. No separate incapacity is involved. A contestant says such a cause can never lose effect under any circumstances. Which is correct?
- Article 1033 allows subsequent written condonation to render the cause of unworthiness ineffective
- All incapacity provisions are abolished
- Any neighbor may pardon unworthiness
- An oral rumor necessarily supplies written condonation
- The testator’s knowledge can never matter
Legal references
- Civil Code, Article 1033: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360
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