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What's your take on this and what do your country's laws say about this?
What's your take on this and what do your country's laws say about this?
My country has protection for inheritors but can be nullified if the inheritors has committed one of the listed ground for disinheritance:
The following shall be sufficient causes to disinherit the testator’s children and descendants, legitimate as well as illegitimate.
When:
1. A child or descendant has been found guilty of an attempt against the life of the testator, his or her spouse, descendants or ascendants;
2. A child or descendant has accused the testator for a crime for which the law prescribes imprisonment for six years or more, if the accusation has been found groundless;
3. A child or descendant has been convicted of adultery or concubinage with the spouse of the testator;
4. A child or descendant by fraud, violence, intimidation, or undue influence causes the testator to make a will or to change one already made;
5. There is a refusal without justifiable cause to support the parent or ascendant who disinherits such child or descendant;
6. There is maltreatment of the testator by word or deed, by the child or descendant;
7. A child or descendant leads a dishonorable or disgraceful life; and
8. There is a conviction of a crime which carries with it the penalty of civil interdiction
When:
1. A child or descendant has been found guilty of an attempt against the life of the testator, his or her spouse, descendants or ascendants;
2. A child or descendant has accused the testator for a crime for which the law prescribes imprisonment for six years or more, if the accusation has been found groundless;
3. A child or descendant has been convicted of adultery or concubinage with the spouse of the testator;
4. A child or descendant by fraud, violence, intimidation, or undue influence causes the testator to make a will or to change one already made;
5. There is a refusal without justifiable cause to support the parent or ascendant who disinherits such child or descendant;
6. There is maltreatment of the testator by word or deed, by the child or descendant;
7. A child or descendant leads a dishonorable or disgraceful life; and
8. There is a conviction of a crime which carries with it the penalty of civil interdiction
The disinherited party can file an appeal if and deny the cause of disinheritance and the burden to prove that the disinheritance is valid will be made by other heirs[1]. If the appeal is not contested then the person who was disinherited can get his share of the property.
[1] https://steemit.com/philippines/@paulthebeloved/philippines-disinheritance
