PD 1083 Article 101

Will defined.

Article 101

ARTICLE 101. Will defined. — A will (wasiya) is a declaration whereby a person is permitted, with the formalities prescribed by law, to control the disposition after his death of not more than one-third of his estate, if there are heirs, or the whole of it, if there are no heirs or distant kindred.

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