Practice question
What is partition in the general sense of Article 1079?
- Only the sale of every estate asset to a stranger.
- Only the cancellation of the decedent’s land titles.
- The separation, division, and assignment of a thing held in common among those entitled to it.
- The automatic forfeiture of an absent heir’s share.
- The creation of a new will by the heirs.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, articles 1078–1087 and1091.
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