Could I Deprive My Child to Inherit Any of My Property?
A letter was sent to me via email. To give an advice to her and as well as to provide information to all all the readers, I publish this post. Of course, I would be maintaining the confidentiality of the sender. Dear Sir: Among my five children, there is one that I could consider him as a black sheep. Could I deprive him any of my property? Please enlighten me with this. Yours, Mrs. M Before answering the query of Mrs. M, please be informed of some of the terminologies provided in the Civil Code of the Philippines which are necessary in this case. First to be defined is a LEGITIME. Article 886 of the above-mentioned Civil Code defines what legitime is. Accordingly, a legitime is that part of the testator’s property which he cannot dispose of because the law has reserved it for certain heirs who are, therefore, called compulsory heirs. A testator is a person who makes a will. Who are the compulsory heirs? Article 887 of the Civil Code enum...