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Practice question: Legitime

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

The fixed legitime base is 8 million pesos. Both legitimate parents and a surviving spouse are the only compulsory heirs; no special impediment applies. What are the protected amounts?
  1. Parents2 million total; spouse4 million
  2. Parents8 million; spouse0
  3. Parents1 million total; spouse1 million
  4. Parents4 million total, divided equally; spouse2 million
  5. Parents and spouse each receive the whole estate

Legal references

  • Civil Code, Articles 876-885,889-901,919-921,934-940 and970-977: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html

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