TABLE OF LEGITIMES

TESTAMENTARY SUCCESSION
Sons
Only son: Spouse
Sons : Spouse
Sons : Bastards
Only son : Spouse : Bastards
Sons : Spouse : Bastards
Leg. Parents alone
Leg. Parents : Bastards
Leg. Parents : Spouse
Leg. Parents : Spouse : Bastards
Bastards alone
Bastards : Spouse

of estate remainder is free portion

1/2 : 1/4
1/2 : same amount as one son taken from free portion
1/2 : half share of son
1/2 : 1/4 : half share of son
1/2 : same share as son : half share of son
1/2
1/2 : 1/4
1/2 : 1/4
1/2 : 1/8 : 1/4
1/2
1/3 : 1/3
1/2 >>> 1/3 if articulo mortis & decedent dies w/in 3 mos of
Spouse alone
marriage
Illegit. Parents alone
1/2
Illegit. Parents : Spouse
1/4 : 1/4
Note: If marriage by articulo mortis but testator and surviving spouse cohabited for more than 5 years prior
to marriage, surviving spouse is still entitled to .
INTESTATE SUCCESSION
Legit. Children alone
Legit. Children : Bastards
Legit. Children : Spouse

Legit. Children : Spouse : Bastards

Parents alone
Legitimate ascendants (other than parents)
Parents : Bastards
Parents : Spouse
Parents : Spouse : Bastards
Bastards alone
Bastards : Spouse
Spouse alone
Spouse :Illegit. Parents
Spouse : Legit. B/S, N/N
Spouse : Illegit B/S, N/N
Illegit. Parents alone

Legit. B/S
Legit B/S, N/N
N/N : Uncles and Aunts
Illegit. B/S alone
Illegit. B/S, N/N

Nephews and Nieces alone

Other collaterals

The State

Whole estate divided equally

Whole estate 2:1 share
Whole estate divided equally
- one child : one spouse = 1/2 : 1/2
- spouse counted as one child
Whole estate 1 : 1 : 1/2 share of LC
- spouse counted as 1 legitimate child
Whole estate divided equally
Whole estate divided between he 2 lines (maternal and
paternal)
1/2 : 1/2
1/2 : 1/2
1/2 : 1/4 : 1/4
Whole estate divided equally
1/2 : 1/2
Whole estate
1/2 : 1/2
1/2 : 1/2
- N/N may inherit by representation
1/2 : 1/2
- N/N may inherit by representation
Whole estate
- illegit parents get nothing if they survive with children
(legit/illegit)
Whole estate
- siblings of half-blood get 1/2 share of full-blood siblings
Whole estate
Whole estate : Nothing
- divided per capita
Whole estate
- siblings of half-blood get 1/2 share of full blood siblings
Whole estate
- siblings of half-blood get 1/2 share of full blood siblings
- N/N may inherit by representation
Whole estate divided per capita
- half-blood get 1/2 share
Whole estate divided per capita
- nearer excludes the farther
- no preference of full-blood over half-blood
In the absence of all other intestate heirs
- whole estate