Practice question
During Rule 90 distribution, an heir claims that the deceased’s payment of another child’s private debt must be collated. Which substantive rule is relevant?
- Article 1067 automatically excludes all debt payments as support.
- Article 1069 requires collation of sums a parent paid in satisfaction of a child’s debts.
- All lifetime debt payments are conclusively customary gifts.
- Rule 90 forbids hearing advancement disputes.
- The payment cannot be considered unless the creditor first inherits.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rules 86-90, provisions specifically identified in the explanations: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_72-109_proceedings.html
- Civil Code, Articles 1061-1077, collation in partition: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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