Text of the provision
Art. 962. In every inheritance, the relative nearest in degree excludes the more distant ones, saving the right of representation when it properly takes place. Relatives in the same degree shall inherit in equal shares, subject to the provisions of article 1006 with respect to relatives of the full and half blood, and of article 987, paragraph 2, concerning division between the paternal and maternal lines.
(912a)
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
In every inheritance, the relative nearest in degree excludes the more distant ones, saving the right of representation. Relatives of the same degree inherit in equal shares.
Related provisions
- Article 961 — Who the Law Calls.
- Article 963 — How Proximity Is Measured.
Cases citing this article
- Pascasio Uriarte, et al. vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 116775, January 22, 1998 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Ingrid V. Hilario vs. Thelma Miranda and Irenea Belloc, G.R. No. 196499, November 28, 2018 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Ofelia Hernando Bagunu vs. Pastora Piedad, G.R. No. 140975, December 8, 2000 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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