Text of the provision
Art. 919. The following shall be sufficient causes for the disinheritance of children and descendants, legitimate as well as illegitimate:
(1) When a child or descendant has been found guilty of an attempt against the life of the testator, his or her spouse, descendants, or ascendants;
(2) When a child or descendant has accused the testator of a crime for which the law prescribes imprisonment for six years or more, if the accusation has been found groundless;
(3) When a child or descendant has been convicted of adultery or concubinage with the spouse of the testator;
(4) When a child or descendant by fraud, violence, intimidation, or undue influence causes the testator to make a will or to change one already made;
(5) A refusal without justifiable cause to support the parent or ascendant who disinherits such child or descendant;
(6) Maltreatment of the testator by word or deed, by the child or descendant;
(7) When a child or descendant leads a dishonorable or disgraceful life;
(8) Conviction of a crime which carries with it the penalty of civil interdiction.
(756, 853, 674a)
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
Eight sufficient causes, including: an attempt against the life of the testator or his close relatives; a groundless accusation of a crime punishable by six years or more; conviction of adultery or concubinage with the testator's spouse; causing the testator by fraud, violence, intimidation or undue influence to make or change a will; unjustifiable refusal to support; maltreatment by word or deed; leading a dishonourable or disgraceful life; and conviction of a crime carrying civil interdiction.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 918 — Defective Disinheritance.
- Article 920 — Grounds to Disinherit Parents and Ascendants.
Cases citing this article
- Rosario Mata Castro and Joanne Benedicta Charissima M. Castro, a.k.a. "Maria Scorro M. Castro" and "Jayrose M. Castro" vs. Jose Maria Jed Lemuel Gregorio and Ana Maria Regina Gregorio, G.R. No. 188801, October 15, 2014 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Isabelita S. Lahom vs. Jose Melvin Sibulo, G.R. No. 143989, July 14, 2003 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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