TABLE OF LEGITIMES IN TESTAMENTARY SUCCESSION

IMPORTANT!

SEE page 53 of 117- Bolivs notes

NCC PROVISIONS Relatives Surviving Legitimate Children Surviving Spouse Illegitimate Legitimate Parents Illegitimate Parents
and Descendants Children and Ascendants
Art. 888 1. Legitimate Children divided by the X X X X
(alone) number of children
Art. 892 2. One legitimate 1/4 X X x
Child, Spouse
Art. 897 and 898 3. Two or more (divided by number Same as one X x x
legitimate children, of legitimate children legitimate child of each legitimate
Spouse, Illegitimate children
children
Art. 894 4. Spouse, Illegitimate x 1/3 1/3 x x
Children
Art. 899 5. Legitimate Parents x 1/8 1/4 1/2 x
(or ascendants),
Spouse, Illegitimate
Children
Art. 889 6. Legitimate Parents X X X X
(alone)
Art. 901 7. Illegitimate X X X X
Children (alone)
Art. 900 8. Spouse (alone) X , 1/3, X X X
Art. 893 9. Legitimate Parents X X X
and Spouse
Art. 903- where the 10. Illegitimate X X X X
decedent is an Parents (alone)
illegitimate person
Art. 903- where the 11. Illegitimate X X X
decedent is an parents and spouse
illegitimate person
Art. 896 12. Legitimate X X X
parents and
illegitimate children
 Spouse (alone) 1/3- Marriage was solemnized in articulo mortis and the testator died within 3 months from marriage. But if they had been living as husband and
wife without the benefit of marriage for more than 5 years the legitime is .