Text of the provision
Art. 787. The testator may not make a testamentary disposition in such manner that another person has to determine whether or not it is to be operative.
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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
The testator may not make a testamentary disposition in such manner that another person determines whether it is to be operative.
Related provisions
- Article 786 — A Narrow Exception for Charitable Classes.
- Article 788 — Interpret So the Will Operates.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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