Philippines Inheritance Property Rules

Summary

For marriages before August 3, 1988, in the Philippines, the absolute community of property regime applies, meaning all properties acquired before and during the marriage are community property. However, inherited property is generally considered exclusive to the inheriting spouse unless a judicial order or will states otherwise. In intestate succession, the estate is distributed to the surviving spouse and legitimate children equally, or to ascendants if there are no children. If there are no ascendants, collateral relatives may inherit.

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Sure, here's some general information on intestate succession under the Civil Code of the Philippines:
- If a person dies without a will, their estate is distributed according to the rules of intestate succession.
- The surviving spouse, legitimate children, and illegitimate children are primary heirs.
- If there are no descendants, the estate goes to the surviving spouse and ascendants (parents).
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Law of Inheritance and absolute commnunity for marriages before *
Sure, I can provide some general information on the law of inheritance and absolute community of property for marriages before * in the Philippines.
- Absolute Community of Property: For marriages celebrated before August *, *, the regime of absolute community of property applies. This means all properties acquired before and during the marriage become part of the community property.
- Inheritance: If one spouse dies, the estate is distributed based on intestate succession:
- The surviving spouse and legitimate children share the estate equally.
- If there are no children, the surviving spouse and ascendants (parents) inherit.
- If there are no ascendants, the surviving spouse and collateral relatives inherit.
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Is an inherited property of a spouse within the marriage becomes an absolute community property?
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In the Philippines, under the regime of absolute community of property for marriages before August *, *, inherited property is generally considered exclusive property of the inheriting spouse, unless otherwise stipulated in a judicial order or the will states otherwise.
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