Text of the provision
Art. 821. The following are disqualified from being witnesses to a will:
(1) Any person not domiciled in the Philippines;
(2) Those who have been convicted of falsification of a document, perjury or false testimony.
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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
Disqualified from witnessing a will are: persons not domiciled in the Philippines, and those convicted of falsification of a document, perjury or false testimony.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 819 — Joint Wills by Filipinos Abroad Are Void.
- Article 822 — Later Incompetency Does Not Matter.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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