Practice question
A validly executed will contains several independent dispositions. One is invalid. Must every other disposition necessarily fail?
- Yes, always
- Yes, unless every beneficiary agrees
- Yes, because severability is forbidden
- No; Article 792 preserves the others unless the statutory presumed-dependence qualification applies
- No will can ever contain an invalid provision
Legal references
- Civil Code, Article 792: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360
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