Page 266 - Important Provisions of The New Civil Code

Article 980. The children of the deceased shall

always inherit from him in their own right,

dividing the inheritance in equal shares. (932)

Article 981. Should children of the deceased

and descendants of other children who are

dead, survive, the former shall inherit in their

own right, and the latter by right of

representation. (934a)

Article 982. The grandchildren and other

descendants shall inherit by right of

representation, and if any one of them should

have died, leaving several heirs, the portion

pertaining to him shall be divided among the

latter in equal portions. (933)

Article 983. If illegitimate children survive with

legitimate children, the shares of the former

shall be in the proportions prescribed by Article

895. (n)