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What is probate?
• Probate is a court
proceeding to establish
the validity of the will.
Can a will be the basis for
transferring ownership of
property before probate?
prescribes.
Art. 815. When a Filipino is in a
foreign country, he is authorized
to make a will in any of the forms
established by the law of the
country in which he may be. Such
will may be probated in the
Philippines.
Art. 817. A will made in the Philippines
by a citizen or subject of another
country, which is executed in
1 accordance with the law of the country
Issue: WON the joint and reciprocal will executed by Isabel Florence and Tirso
Dacanay is null and void?
Held: Extrinsic Validity of the Wills of Non-Resident Aliens. The will of Cunanan
spouses, who were Americal citizens, will only be effective in this country
upon compliance with the ff. provision of the CC under Art.816. and by
presenting the evidences