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Legitime

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  1. What is the legitime under Article 886?
  2. Under Article 888, the collective legitime of legitimate children and descendants is ordinarily what part of the releva…
  3. If a compulsory heir is left less than the heir's proper legitime, what remedy does Article 906 recognize?
  4. A testator leaves two legitimate children as the only compulsory heirs. The estate base for legitimes is conclusively f…
  5. A testator has one legitimate child and one nonmarital child with duly established filiation, and no other compulsory h…
  6. A testator leaves two legitimate children as the only compulsory heirs and a P12 million estate base, with no relevant …
  7. During a parent's lifetime, a child signs an agreement renouncing the child's future legitime in exchange for an advanc…
  8. Explain the difference between a compulsory heir's legitime and the testator's disposable portion, including the effect…
  9. A testator leaves one legitimate child and one nonmarital child with established filiation as the only compulsory heirs…
  10. Explain how Article 908 determines the estate base for legitimes and why neither the gross assets alone nor the will's …
  11. With no descendants, the two surviving legitimate parents share their collective legitime under Article 890 in what man…
  12. If only one legitimate parent survives and no descendant displaces the parents’ class, what does Article 890 provide ab…