GROUNDS FOR DISINHERITANCE

Children 919 Parents 920 Spouse 921

Common to all
1. When the heir has been found guilty of an attempt against the lift of
the testator, his/her descendants or ascendants, and spouse, in case
of children or parents
2. When the heir by fraud, violence, intimidation, or undue influence
cases the testator to make a will or to change one already made
3. When the heir has accused the testator of a crime for which the law
prescribes imprisonment of 6 years or more, of the accusation has
been found groundless
4. Refusal without justifiable cause to support the testator who
disinherits such heir
Peculiar causes
1. Conviction of a 1. When the parent 1. When the spouse
crime which or ascendant has has given cause
carries with it a been convicted of for legal
penalty of civil adultery or separation
interdiction concubinage with 2. When the spouse
2. Maltreatment of the spouse of the has given grounds
the testator by testator for the loss of
word or deed by 2. When the parents parental authority
the children or have abandoned
descendant their children or
3. When the children induced their
or descendant has daughters to live a
been convicted of corrupt or
adultery or immoral life, or
concubinage with attempt against
the spouse of the their virtue
testator 3. Loss of parental
4. When the children authority for
or descendant causes specified
leads a in the Code
dishonorable or 4. Attempt by one of
disgraceful life the parents
against the life of
the other, unless
there has been
reconciliation
between them