Surviving Heir

1 Legitimate children
2 Illegitimate children
Legitimate children

3
Ilegitimate children
Surviving spouse only

Legitimate children
Surviving spouse

Legitimate Children
6 Adopted Children
Surviving Spouse
Illegitimate children

7
Surviving spouse
Legitimate children
8 Illegitimate children
Surviving spouse
Legitimate brothers & sisters

10

11
11
12
13
14

Legitimate brothers & sisters

Nieces & nephews
Surviving spouse
Illegitimate brothers & sisters
Nieces & Nephews
Surviving Spouse
Legitimate parents only
Illegitimate parents only
Legitimate children
Legitimate parents
Illegitimate children

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15

16
17
18

19

Legitimate parents
Illegitimate children
Surviving Spouse
Legitimate Parents
Surviving spouse
Legitimate children
Illegitimate children
Surviving spouse
Illegitimate parents
Surviving spouse
Legitimate parents
Legitimate children
Adopted children
Illegitimate children
Surviving spouse
Illegitimate parents
Legitimate parents

Legitime
1/2, shared equally
1/2, shared equally
1/2, shared equally
1/2 of share of legitimate child
1/2 of estate
1/3 if in articulo mortis
1/2 if in articulo mortis and fulfills the ff:
a. Decedent dies within 3 mos.
b. Has lived together for 5 years
1/2, shared equally
Equal to a share of one legitimate child

1/2, shared equally

1/4 of estate
1/3, shared equally
1/3 of estate
1/2, shared equally
1/2 of share of one legitimate child
Equal to a share of one legitimate child

1/2 of the estate (1/2 free portion)

1/2 of the estate (1/2 free portion)
1/2, shared equally
none
1/4 shared equally

1/2, shared equally

1/4, shared equally
1/8 of estate
1/2, shared equally
1/4 of estate
1/2, shared equally
1/2 of share of legitimate child
1/4 of estate
1/4, shared equally
1/4 of estate
1/4, shared equally
1/2, shared equally
1/2 of share of legitimate child
same as share of one legitimate child
none
none

Intestate Share
Entire estate divided equally
Entire estate divided equally
Entire estate, equally, considering shares of
illegitimate children
1/2 of the share of one legitimate child
Entire estate and 1/2 of the free portion

Shared equally with surviving spouse

Equal to a share of one legitimate child
(Shared equally with surviving legitimate
children)
Shared equally with surviving spouse
Equal to a share of one legitimate child
1/2 divided equally or in proportion of 5:4
1/2 of the estate
Shared equally with surviving spouse
1/2 of share of one legitimate child
Equal to a share of one legitimate child
Entire estate
*If full-blood surviving with half-blood, halfblood gets 1/2 of full-blood sibling
1/2 of the estate, shared equally
1/2 of the estate
1/2 of the estate, shared equally
1/2 of the estate
Entire estate, shared equally
Entire estate, shared equally
Entire estate, shared equally
none
1/2, shared equally

1/2, shared equally

1/4 of the estate
1/4 of the estate
1/2
Equal to a share of one legitimate child
Shared equally with surviving spouse
1/2 share of one legitimate child
1/2 of estate
1/2 of estate
1/2 of estate
1/2, shared equally
Shared equally with surviving spouse
1/2 of the share of one legitimate child
Equal to a share of one legitimate child
none
none