Text of the provision
Art. 1011. In default of persons entitled to succeed in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Sections, the State shall inherit the whole estate.
(956a)
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
In default of persons entitled to succeed, the State inherits the whole estate — escheat.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 1010 — The Fifth-Degree Limit.
- Article 1012 — Procedure for Escheat.
Cases citing this article
- Dr. Nixon L. Treyes vs. Antonio Larlar, et al, G.R. No. 232579, September 8, 2020 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Arnelito Adlawan vs. Emeterio M. Adlawan, et al, G.R. No. 161916, January 20, 2006 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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