Civil Law, Property Law, Obligations and Contracts

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Doctrine of Piercing the Corporate Veil in Inheritance Disputes and Hidden Wealth in the Philippines

Explains piercing the corporate veil in inheritance disputes, focusing on corporate alter ego use to hide wealth and defeat heirs’ successional rights.

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Estate Planning for Family-Owned Corporations: Avoiding Deadlocks Among the Next Generation

How Philippine corporate and estate rules help prevent family corporation deadlock using trust estate planning and Revised Corporation Code tools.

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Preventing Business Paralysis: Voting Rights of Shares Bound in an Unsettled Philippine Estate

Who can vote a deceased founder’s shares before estate partition? Learn record-based voting, estate administration, and compliance steps to avoid deadlock.

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The Impact of Annulment of Marriage on Inheritance Rights: What Happens to the Estate of Separated Spouses

Learn how annulment of marriage affects inheritance rights and business assets in Philippine estates, including recording, liquidation, and common disputes.

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Corporate Secretary Duties in Philippine Estate Settlements: Processing the Transfer of Shares

Guide for corporate secretaries on estate settlement share transfers, required documents, and Stock and Transfer Book recording under Philippine law.

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Inheriting a One Person Corporation (OPC): The Role of the Nominee in Business Continuity

Learn how an OPC nominee takes over management upon the owner’s death, timelines for share transfer, and steps for business continuity in the Philippines.

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Preterition in Philippine Law: The Legal Consequences of Completely Omitting a Compulsory Heir

Learn preterition, compulsory heir rights, and how total omission in a will causes annulment of institution of heirs under Philippine law.

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Reclaiming Inherited Property: The 10-Year Prescriptive Period for Actions for Reconveyance in the Philippines

Learn the 10-year prescriptive period for action for reconveyance by heirs, implied trust rules, exceptions for possession, and deadlines after fraud.

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The Principle of Representation in Inheritance: How Grandchildren Inherit the Share of a Deceased Parent (Philippine Law)

Learn how the right of representation works in intestate succession so grandchildren inheritance follows per stirpes sharing under Philippine law.

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Filiation and Paternity: Proving Your Right to Inherit as an Unrecognized Child

Guide to proving filiation and paternity to inherit legitime from a deceased parent’s commercial estate, with required evidence and Supreme Court rulings.

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