Page 226 - Important Provisions of The New Civil Code

Article 793. Property acquired after the making

of a will shall only pass thereby, as if the testator

had possessed it at the time of making the will,

should it expressly appear by the will that such

was his intention. (n)

Article 799. To be of sound mind, it is not

necessary that the testator be in full possession

of all his reasoning faculties, or that his mind be

wholly unbroken, unimpaired, or unshattered

by disease, injury or other cause.

It shall be sufficient if the testator was able at

the time of making the will to know the nature

of the estate to be disposed of, the proper

objects of his bounty, and the character of the

testamentary act.

Article 804. Every will must be in writing and

executed in a language or dialect known to the

testator. (n)