Cases of Inheritance under Statutory Succession
1. Statutory succession shall apply in the following cases:
a) There is no will;
b) The will is invalid;
c) The heirs designated in the will die before or at the same time as the testator; or the organization or agency designated as an heir no longer exists at the time the inheritance is opened;
d) The persons designated as heirs in the will are not entitled to inherit or refuse to receive the inheritance.
2. Statutory succession shall also apply to the following portions of the estate:
a) The portion of the estate not disposed of in the will;
b) The portion of the estate related to a part of the will that is invalid;
c) The portion of the estate related to a person designated as an heir in the will but who is not entitled to inherit, refuses to inherit, or dies before or at the same time as the testator; or related to an organization or agency designated as an heir in the will but which no longer exists at the time the inheritance is opened.
(Legal basis: Article 650 of the 2015 Civil Code)
