Text of the provision
Art. 796. All persons who are not expressly prohibited by law may make a will.
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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
All persons not expressly prohibited by law may make a will — capacity is the rule, incapacity the exception.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 795 — Formal Validity Is Fixed at Execution.
- Article 797 — Minimum Age of Eighteen.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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