Legitime Combinations

Question 1

Legitimate Children Alone

Answer 1

1/2 of estate divided equally

Question 2

Legitimate Children
+
Surviving Spouse

Answer 2

LC: 1/2 of estate
SS: Equal to that of 1 child

Question 3

1 Legitimage child
+
Surviving spouse

Answer 3

1 LC: 1/2

SS: 1/4

Question 4

Legitimate Children
+
Illegitimate Children

Answer 4

LC: 1/2
IC: each will get 1/2 of share of 1 legitimate child)

Question 5

Legitimage Children
             \+
Illegitimate Children
             \+
Surviving Spouse

Answer 5

LC: 1/2
IC: each will get 1/2 of the share of 1 LC
SS: Share equal to that of 1 LC

Question 6

1 Legitimate Child
             \+
Illegitimate Children
             \+
Surviving Spouse

Answer 6

1 LC: 1/2
IC: each will get 1/2 of share of legitimate child
SS: 1/4

Question 7

Legitimate Parents alone

Answer 7

1/2 of the estate

Question 8

Legitimate Parents
+
Illegitimate Children

Answer 8

LP: 1/2
IC: 1/4

Question 9

Legitimate Parents
+
Surviving Spouse

Answer 9

LP: 1/2
SS: 1/4

Question 10

Legitimate Parents
             \+
Illegitimate Children
             \+
Surviving Spouse

Answer 10

LP: 1/2
IC: 1/4
SS: 1/8

Question 11

Surviving Spouse alone

Answer 11

1/2

but if marriage is in articulo mortis, 1/3

Question 12

Surviving Spouse
+
Illegitimate Children

Answer 12

SS: 1/3
IC: 1/3

Question 13

Surviving Spouse
+
Illegitimate Parents

Answer 13

SS: 1/4
IP: 1/4

Question 14

Illegitimate Children alone

Answer 14

1/2

Question 15

Illegitimate parents alone

Answer 15

1/2

Question 16

Illegitimate Parents
+
Surviving Spouse

Answer 16

IP: 1/4
SS: 1/4

Question 17

Illegitimate Parents
+
Legitimate / Illegitimate Children

Answer 17

IP: none

Excluded by all kinds of children