Text of the provision
Sec. 4. Upon the effectivity of this Act, existing wills, bequests, donations, grants, insurance policies and similar instruments containing references and provisions favorable to minors will not retroact to their prejudice.
An Act Lowering the Age of Majority from Twenty-One to Eighteen Years, Republic Act No. 6809 (1989). Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified word-for-word against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this section means
Wills, bequests, donations, grants, insurance policies and similar documents already in existence that contain terms favourable to minors will not be applied backwards to the minor’s prejudice once this Act takes effect.
Related provisions
- Section 3 — Effect Of Emancipation.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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