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Roman Law: Wills and Succession Who are capacitated to make a will?

Who are not capacitated to make a will? Roman Law Person with commercium and a sui juris Philippine Law Any person, 18 years old, of sound and disposing mind Person under 18 years old Person of unsound mind

Who may be instituted as heirs in a will?

Persons who are in the power of other persons Slaves except those belonging to the State who have half of their peculium by will Captives (during captivity) Foreigners Deaf and dumb persons Blind men unless they observed other formalities Women who were in tutela Madmen unless the will is made during lucid interval Persons under the age of puberty Prodigals interdicted from the management of their own affairs Persons made intestabilis for a crime committed or those condemned to infamy for grave offenses Slave instituted by his own master and gives his freedom Descendants of the testator in his power at the time of his death Extranei or stranger heirs

Who may not be instituted as heirs in a will? Who may become witnesses in a will? Who may not become witnesses in a will?

Compulsory heirs Brothers and sisters Any person having capacity to succeed when there are no compulsory heirs Definite class or group of persons Unknown persons

Person with sui juris

Slaves Persons in the same family with the testator Person instituted as heir, anyone in subjection to him, his father, and his brother Persons under the age of puberty Deaf and dumb persons Interdicted prodigals Intestabilis

Any person of sound mind and of the age of eighteen years or more, and not blind, deaf or dumb, and able to read and write Any person not domiciled in the Philippines Those who have been convicted of falsification of a document, perjury or false testimony

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