Practice question
A testator leaves a fixed sum generally for specified educational charities, directing a trusted person to distribute it among institutions within that stated class. An opponent argues that every third-party role in distribution is forbidden by Article 784. Assuming the other legal requirements are satisfied, which is correct?
- Every such distribution role is void
- The trusted person may redirect the sum to any unrelated personal use
- The testator delegated the entire making of the will necessarily
- Article 786 allows the trustee to ignore the specified class
- Article 786 permits the defined distribution and designation within specified classes or causes; it does not authorize unlimited testamentary substitution
Legal references
- Civil Code, Articles 784-786: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360
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