Text of the provision
Art. 886. Legitime is that part of the testator's property which he cannot dispose of because the law has reserved it for certain heirs who are, therefore, called compulsory heirs.
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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
The legitime is that part of the testator's property which he cannot dispose of because the law has reserved it for certain heirs, who are therefore called compulsory heirs. (Who those heirs are, and the size of their shares, are now governed by the Family Code for illegitimate children — see Family Code Art. 176 as amended by RA 9255.)
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 885 — Designation of a Day or Time.
- Article 904 — The Legitime Cannot Be Taken Away.
Cases citing this article
- Henry H. Teng vs. Lawrence C. Ting, Edmund Ting and Anthony Ting, G.R. No. 184237, September 21, 2016 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- 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 →
- Ruby Shelter Builders & Reality Devt. Corporation vs. Hon. Pablo C. Formaran III, et al, G.R. No. 175914, February 10, 2009 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Valente Raymundo vs. Teofista Isagon Vda de Suarez, et al, G.R. No. 149017, November 28, 2008 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Rosalina S. De Leon, et al. vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 104796, March 6, 1998 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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