Session 8 Quiz

Question 1

A deceased person whose property is transmitted through succession by means of a will.

Answer 1

Testator

Question 2

It refers to that part of the testator’s property which cannot be disposed of because the law has reserved it for the compulsory heirs.

Answer 2

Legitime

Question 3

Section 4, Rule 74 of the Rules of Court specifies a _____ year prescriptive period for any claim in inheritance on the estate of the deceased.

Answer 3

2

Question 4

The following are qualifications for a person to be a witness to a will _____.

Answer 4

Must be of sound mind; Must be at least 18 years old; Must not be blind, deaf or dumb; and, Must be able to read or write

Question 5

It refers to the mass of property, rights and obligations of the decedent which are not extinguished by death and thus transmitted to the heirs.

Answer 5

Inheritance

Question 6

James and Nadine l were married on 8 September 2008. However, on 30 September 2008, James married Angel. What property relations govern James and Angel?

Answer 6

Complete Separation of Property

Question 7

It is a supplement or addition to a will, made after the execution of a will and annexed to be taken as a part thereof, by which disposition made in the original will is explained, added to or altered.

Answer 7

Codicil

Question 8

A holographic will must be the following _____.

Answer 8

Signed by the testator himself; Entirely written by the hand of the testator himself; and, Dated by the hand of the testator himself

Question 9

One who succeeds the decedent in the absence of a will, according to the amount or proportion determined by law.

Answer 9

Legal or Intestate Heir

Question 10

The following are kinds of wills _____.

Answer 10

Attested will; Holographic will; Notarial will; and, Handwritten will

Question 11

One who succeeds to the property of the decedent according to the decedent’s will.

Answer 11

Voluntary or Testamentary Heir

Question 12

Legal or intestate succession takes place in the following _____.

Answer 12

If the heir dies before the testator; If the heir instituted is incapable of succeeding; and, If a person dies without a will or with a void will

Question 13

It is the right created by fiction of law by virtue of which the representative is raised to the place and degree of the person represented and acquires the rights which the latter would have if he or she were living or if he or she could have inherited.

Answer 13

Representation

Question 14

Persons to who gifts of personal property are given by virtue of a will.

Answer 14

Legatee

Question 15

Succession which is effected by operation of law is also called _____.

Answer 15

Legal or Intestate Succession

Question 16

It is an act whereby a person is permitted, with the formalities prescribed by law, to control to a certain degree the disposition of his estate, to take effect after his death.

Answer 16

Wills

Question 17

A notarial will must be the following _____.

Answer 17

Attested and subscribed by three (3) or more credible witnesses in the presence of the testator and of one another; Signed on each and every page; Subscribed at the end thereof by the testator himself; and, Must have an attestation clause

Question 18

A successor or a person who succeeds to the property of the decedent.

Answer 18

Devisee; Legatee; and, Heir

Question 19

Succession which is effected through a will is also called _____.

Answer 19

Testamentary Succession

Question 20

When was the Family Code of the Philippines signed?

Answer 20

July 6, 1987

Question 21

The following are characteristics of a will _____.

Answer 21

It is a unilateral act; It takes effect upon the death of the testator; It is a strictly personal act; and, It is a formal or solemn act

Question 22

It is a mode of acquisition by virtue of which the property, rights and obligations to the extent of the value of the inheritance, of a person are transmitted through his death, to another or others, either by his will or by operation of law.

Answer 22

Succession

Question 23

Family relations include the following _____.

Answer 23

Between parents and children; Between husband and wife; and, Among brothers and sisters, whether of the full or half-blood.

Question 24

If Amanda, an unmarried person dies, his or her estate shall be inherited by _____.

Answer 24

Parents Only

Question 25

One who succeeds to the property of the decedent in a portion determined by law, which cannot be impaired, reduced or taken away by the decedent, even if there is a will, except in cases of disinheritance.

Answer 25

Compulsory Heir

Question 26

The share of a legally adopted child is equivalent to _____.

Answer 26

Same as the share of a legitimate child.

Question 27

Extrajudicial settlement of estate means _____.

Answer 27

Settling the estate among the heirs without going to court.

Question 28

The share of an illegitimate child is equivalent to _____.

Answer 28

½ of the share of a legitimate child.

Question 29

It is a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman entered into in accordance with law for the establishment of conjugal and family life.

Answer 29

Marriage

Question 30

What is legitime?

Answer 30

The part of the estate reserved for compulsory heirs