Practice question
A compulsory heir repudiates the legitime, and the applicable rule gives it to other co-heirs. Does Article 1021 characterize their taking as accretion?
- Yes, without qualification
- Only if the executor says so
- No; they succeed to the repudiated legitime in their own right
- Yes, because all added shares are technically accretion
- No one can receive it under any rule
Legal references
- Civil Code, Article 1021: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360
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