Disinheritance

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1. Under Article 916, how must disinheritance be effected?
2. If the disinherited heir denies the stated cause, who bears the burden of proving its truth under Article 917?
3. What is the effect of subsequent reconciliation under Article 922?
4. A will expressly says, 'I disinherit my child because I simply prefer a friend to receive everything.' No statutory cau…
5. A will specifies a legally recognized cause to disinherit a child. The child denies the cause, and the other heirs fail…
6. A valid will expressly disinherits a child for an asserted statutory cause and institutes a friend. The child contests …
7. A child is validly disinherited for a proven statutory cause and has descendants who are themselves capable of succeedi…
8. State the basic requisites for disinheritance and the burden of proof when the compulsory heir denies the cause.
9. Distinguish an express but ineffective disinheritance from preterition, and explain why their effects should not be tre…
10. Discuss the effects of reconciliation and the position of descendants where disinheritance is otherwise valid. Keep the…
11. Does Article 919 expressly include maltreatment of the testator by word as well as by deed among the stated child-disin…
12. Under Article 919, what qualification accompanies refusal to support the disinheriting parent or ascendant?