Text of the provision
Art. 875. Any disposition made upon the condition that the heir shall make some provision in his will in favor of the testator or of any other person shall be void.
(794a)
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
Any disposition made on the condition that the heir shall make some provision in his own will in favour of the testator or of any other person is void.
Questions about this provision
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- Article 876 — Purely Potestative Conditions.
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- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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