Text of the provision
Art. 910. Donations which an illegitimate child may have received during the lifetime of his father or mother, shall be charged to his legitime. Should they exceed the portion that can be freely disposed of, they shall be reduced in the manner prescribed by this Code.
(847a)
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
Donations an illegitimate child received from his father or mother during their lifetime are charged against his legitime, and are reduced if they exceed the freely disposable portion.
How this article reads today. The share stated above was worked out on the classification of children used when this Code took effect in 1950. Article 176 of the Family Code now provides that the legitime of each illegitimate child is one-half of the legitime of a legitimate child, and that “except for this modification, all other provisions in the Civil Code governing successional rights shall remain in force.” Read this article subject to that rule. The Family Code also recognises a single class of illegitimate child, so the Civil Code’s older sub-classifications no longer apply.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 903 — Legitime of the Parents.
- Article 983 — Shares When Both Classes Survive.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.