Text of the provision
Art. 1009. Should there be neither brothers nor sisters nor children of brothers or sisters, the other collateral relatives shall succeed to the estate. The latter shall succeed without distinction of lines or preference among them by reason of relationship by the whole blood.
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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
Should there be neither siblings nor children of siblings, the other collateral relatives succeed to the estate — without distinction of lines or preference by reason of relationship by the whole blood.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 1007 — Half-Blood Siblings Only.
- Article 1010 — The Fifth-Degree Limit.
Cases citing this article
- Amadea Angela K. Aquino vs. Rodolfo C. Aquino and Abdulah C. Aquino/Rodolfo C. Aquino, G.R. No. 208912 / G.R. No. 209018, December 7, 2021 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Bernardina P. Bartolome vs. Social Security System and Scanmar Maritime Services, Inc, G.R. No. 192531, November 12, 2014 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Maria Mendoza, et al. vs. Julia Policarpio, et al, G.R. No. 176422, March 20, 2013 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Voltaire Arbolario, et al. vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 129163, April 22, 2003 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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