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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Collateral Relatives in Succession: When Brothers, Sisters, and Nephews Inherit the Family Business (Philippines)
Philippine intestate succession rules on collateral relatives: when siblings and nephews inherit shares and property, excluding uncles, aunts, and cousins.
Adopted Children and Inheritance Rights: Equalizing Shares Under Philippine Succession Laws
Adopted children in the Philippines inherit equal shares as legitimate children under R.A. 11642 and R.A. 8552, in testate or intestacy.
Determining the Share of a Surviving Spouse in the Conjugal Partnership and the Estate (Philippines)
Guide on surviving spouse share in conjugal partnership of gains and estate settlement in the Philippines, including liquidation and inheritance.
The Iron Curtain Rule: Inheritance Limitations Between Legitimate and Illegitimate Relatives (Philippine Law)
Explainer on the Iron Curtain Rule under Article 992 Civil Code, intestate succession limits, and Aquino v. Aquino on grandparent inheritance.
Recognizing Foreign Wills in the Philippines: Legal Rules for Expatriates with Domestic Businesses
Guide to foreign will probate Philippines: probate vs reprobate, proving foreign law, and transferring Philippine corporate shares to heirs.
