Who is considered the intestate or legal heir?
A – The intestate or legal heirs are those called to succeed by operation of law. They inherit when the decedent died without a valid will or with a void will or with a will which was rendered inoperative or ineffective (Art. 960, Civil Code). The following are considered as the intestate or legal heirs: a.) Legitimate children and their descendants (Art. 985); b.) Legitimate parents and ascendants (Art. 985); c.) Illegitimate children (Art. 988); d.) Surviving spouse (Art. 995) without prejudice to rights of brothers and sisters when they concur (Art. 1001); e.) Collateral relatives within the fifth degree (Art. 1010); and f.) The State (Art. 1011).
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