Text of the provision
Art. 1024. Persons not incapacitated by law may succeed by will or ab intestato. The provisions relating to incapacity by will are equally applicable to intestate succession.
(744, 914)
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
Persons not incapacitated by law may succeed by will or ab intestato. The rules on incapacity to succeed by will apply equally to intestate succession.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 1023 — Accretion for Legatees and Usufructuaries.
- Article 1025 — The Heir Must Be Living at the Opening.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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