Civil Code, Article 980 — Children Inherit in Their Own Right

What this article means

The children of the deceased shall always inherit from him in their own right, dividing the inheritance in equal shares.

Questions about this provision

• My mother died without a will leaving four children — is her estate simply split into four equal parts?

Related provisions

• Article 979 — Legitimate Children and Descendants.
• Article 981 — Children and Grandchildren Together.

Cases citing this article

• Nieves Navarro, in her capacity as one of the Vendees of a portion of, G.R. No. 228854, March 17, 2021 — 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 →
• Heirs of Serapio Mabborang; Lauriano Mabborang, et al. vs. Hermogenes Mabborang and Benjamin Mabborang, G.R. No. 182805, April 22, 2015 — 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 →
• Amelia B. Hebron vs. Franco L. Loyola, et al, G.R. No. 168960, July 5, 2010 — read the decision on LawPhil →

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