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Title V — Succession

This title governs intestate and testamentary succession, and the administration and partition of estates.


Chapter 1 — General Provisions

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Art. 50General Principles
Art. 51Capacity to Inherit

Chapter 2 — Intestate Succession

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Art. 52Order of Intestate Succession
Art. 53Surviving Spouse
Art. 54Representation and Accretion

Chapter 3 — Testamentary Succession

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Art. 55Freedom of Testation
Art. 56Form of Wills

Chapter 4 — Administration and Partition

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Art. 57Administration and Partition