A died leaving an estate valued at P24,000,000. The surviving heirs were his spouse, 2 legitimate children and 1 illegitimate child. Required: Distribute the estate by applying the rules on legitimes. Notes: The legitime of the children is always ½ of the total estate regardless of the number of children The legitime of an illegitimate child is ½ of the legitime of 1 legitimate child. The legitime of the surviving spouse varies as shown in table C The free portion may be given by the testator to anyone in accordance with his wishes. However, only voluntary heirs included in the provisions of the will should be recognized.

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Estate value P24000000 Legitime of the children P12000000 12 of the total ... View the full answer