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Aug 9, 2010 probate testamentary succession civil code res judicata co-ownership partition

Probate Proceedings and Testamentary Provisions: Balancing Testator Intent with Statutory Limits

A Supreme Court ruling on enforcing a testator's 20-year non-partition directive, balancing testamentary intent against Civil Code limits on indivision.

Nov 27, 2006 holographic wills testamentary intent civil law succession supreme court

Holographic Wills Recognizing Testamentary Intent Beyond Formal Titles IN Philippine LAW

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on how courts determine testamentary intent in holographic wills, beyond formal titles and designations.

Nov 27, 2006 holographic will disinheritance preterition probate succession civil code

Holographic Wills and Disinheritance: Reconciling Intent With Legal Formalities in Estate Succession

When is a disinheritance document a valid holographic will? The Supreme Court clarifies probate rules, preterition, and testamentary intent.