Text of the provision
Art. 979. Legitimate children and their descendants succeed the parents and other ascendants, without distinction as to sex or age, and even if they should come from different marriages. An adopted child succeeds to the property of the adopting parents in the same manner as a legitimate child.
(931a)
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
Legitimate children and their descendants succeed the parents and other ascendants, without distinction as to sex or age, and even if they should come from different marriages. An adopted child succeeds to the property of the adopting parents in the same manner as a legitimate child.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 978 — Descendants Come First.
- Article 980 — Children Inherit in Their Own Right.
Cases citing this article
- Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative vs. Gynthia Gertrudes Andres-Ranjo, Elma Andres Maran On, Represented By Her Husband, William G. Maranon, G.R. No. 200544, August 17, 2022 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Tuguegarao vs. Florentina Prudencio, et al, G.R. No. 187942, September 7, 2016 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Napoleon D. Neri, et al. vs. Heirs of Hadji Yusop Uy and Julpha Ibrahim Uy, G.R. No. 194366, October 10, 2012 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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