Text of the provision
Art. 809. In the absence of bad faith, forgery, or fraud, or undue and improper pressure and influence, defects and imperfections in the form of attestation or in the language used therein shall not render the will invalid if it is proved that the will was in fact executed and attested in substantial compliance with all the requirements of article 805.
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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
In the absence of bad faith, forgery, fraud or undue influence, defects and imperfections in the form of the attestation or in the language used do not render the will invalid, provided it is proved that the will was in fact executed and attested in substantial compliance with the law.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 808 — If the Testator Is Blind.
- Article 810 — Holographic Wills.
Cases citing this article
- In the matter of the petition for the probate of the will of Consuelo, G.R. No. 204793, June 8, 2020 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Testate Estate of the Late Alipio Abada, et al. vs. Alipio Abaja, et al, G.R. No. 147145, January 31, 2005 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Richard B. Lopez vs. Diana Jeanne Lopez, et al, G.R. No. 189984, November 12, 2012 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Paz Samaniego-Celada vs. Lucia D. Abena, G.R. No. 145545, June 30, 2008 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Felix Azuela vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 122880, April 12, 2006 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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