Text of the provision
Art. 870. The dispositions of the testator declaring all or part of the estate inalienable for more than twenty years are void.
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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
Dispositions declaring all or part of the estate inalienable for more than twenty years are void as to the excess — the Code will not let a testator tie up property indefinitely.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 869 — Successive Usufruct.
- Article 871 — Conditions and Terms Are Allowed.
Cases citing this article
- Hilarion, Jr. and Enrico Orendain, represented by Fe Orendain vs. Trusteeship of the Estate of Doña Margarita Rodriquez, G.R. No. 168660, June 30, 2009 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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