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Institution and Substitution of Heirs

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  1. Under Article 846, how do heirs instituted without designated shares inherit?
  2. What is substitution of heirs under Article 857?
  3. Which event is included in a simple substitution that states no particular triggering cases, unless the testator otherw…
  4. A will misspells an instituted heir's surname, but other identifying facts establish with certainty the person intended…
  5. A valid will institutes one voluntary heir to one-fourth of the inheritance and leaves the remainder undisposed of. The…
  6. A valid will institutes Leo and names Mia as simple substitute without specifying triggering cases or otherwise limitin…
  7. The facts establish technical preterition under Article 854 of a surviving compulsory heir in the direct line. The will…
  8. A will states: 'I institute my friend as heir; if he cannot or does not wish to accept, his sister will substitute him.…
  9. An instituted heir's share carries an obligation expressly personal to that heir. A substitute later takes the share, a…
  10. An otherwise valid institution includes an invalid fideicommissary clause. Assume its invalidity is established and no …
  11. May a fideicommissary substitution burden a legitime under 864?
  12. What 865 requirement applies to creating the fideicommissary substitution?