Civil Code · Book III: Different Modes of Acquiring Ownership · Title IV: Succession

Article 849

Chapter 2: Testamentary Succession · Sec. 1: Wills

Unamended since 1950

Current text, as of October 24, 2026

When the testator calls to the succession a person and his children they are all deemed to have been instituted simultaneously and not successively. (771)

Consolidated by Alleba from the text of Republic Act No. 386 (Lawphil and the Supreme Court E-Library). Book I provisions on marriage, family relations and parental authority were repealed by the Family Code (Executive Order No. 209, 1987) and are shown for reference only. For information and research only, and not legal advice. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.