Practice question
A testator leaves one legitimate child and one nonmarital child with established filiation as the only compulsory heirs. The estate base is P12 million, with no relevant adjustments. Compute their legitimes under Article 888 and Family Code Article 176 without assuming that every kind of succession gives identical shares.
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles 886–888 and 904–914: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- Family Code Article 176 as amended by RA 9255: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2004/ra_9255_2004.html
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