Civil Law 1 - Bar Examination (Actual Test 2023) both spouses in equal shares. Is the claim of both sets of
parents valid and why? (3%)
(b) Suppose in the preceding question, both Mr. and Mrs.
Cruz were already dead when help came, so that no-body
could say who died ahead of the other, would your answer be
the same to the question as to who are entitled to the
properties of the deceased couple? (2%): (a) No, the claim of
both parents is not valid. When Mr.
Cruz died, he was succeeded by his wife and his parents as his
intestate heirs who will share his estate equally. His estate was
0.5 Million pesos which is his half share in the absolute
community amounting to 1 Million Pesos. His wife, will, therefore,
inherit O.25 Million Pesos and his parents will inherit 0.25 Million
Pesos.
When Mrs. Cruz died, she was succeeded by her parents as
her intestate heirs. They will inherit all of her estate consisting of
her 0.5 Million half share in the absolute community and her 0.25