Text of the provision
Art. 1007. In case brothers and sisters of the half blood, some on the father's and some on the mother's side, are the only survivors, all shall inherit in equal shares without distinction as to the origin of the property.
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Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
Where half-blood siblings, some on the father's and some on the mother's side, are the only survivors, all inherit in equal shares without distinction as to origin.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 1006 — Full Blood Takes Double the Half Blood.
- Article 1009 — Other Collateral Relatives.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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