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EQUALIZATION OF ILLEGITIMATE AND

LEGITIMATE CHILDREN IN TERMS OF LEGITIME

An Undergraduate Thesis
Submitted to the faculty of
College of Arts and Sciences

In Partial-Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree

Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies

By
JEREMIAH ISAIAH H. BRUCE
JEXELLE MARTEEN T. PESTANO

March, 2016

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This thesis entitled EQUALIZATION OF ILLEGITIMATE AND LEGITIMATE CHILDREN IN TERMS
OF LEGITIME prepared and submitted by JEREMIAH ISAIAH H. BRUCE and JEXELLE MARTEEN T.
PESTANO has been reviewed and recommended as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Bachelor of Arts major in Legal Studies.
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ATTY. MARK BRIAN R. CELESTINO, R.S.W
Research Adviser
Accepted and approved by the panel of examiners following a successful Oral Defense on October 19.
2015 with a grade of ___.

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ATTY. JANICE KRISTINE R. RAMOS
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in Legal Studies.
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EQUALIZATION OF ILLEGITIMATE AND
LEGITIMATE CHILDREN IN TERMS OF LEGITIME
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This thesis is dedicated to our parents, friends and our professors, who taught us that the best kind
of knowledge to have is that which is learned for its own sake and even the largest task can be
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TO GOD BE THE GLORY.

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Abstract
EQUALIZATION OF ILLEGITIMATE AND
LEGITIMATE CHILDREN IN TERMS OF LEGITIME
Jeremiah Isaiah H. Bruce and Jexelle Marteen T. Pestano

This study aims to equalize illegitimate and legitimate children in terms of legitime. It also aims to
determine the reasons why should there be an equalization of illegitimate and legitimate in terms of
legitime.

The descriptive method of research was used in this study. Descriptive research is a study designed
to depict the participants particularly legitimate children in an accurate way by asking them if they are
legitimate or illegitimate child. More simply put, descriptive research is all about describing people who
take part in the study of the equalization of legitimate and illegitimate children in terms of legitime.

The researchers studied the related literature and information regarding the legitime of illegitimate
and legitimate children and came up to equalize them in terms of legitime. Such suggested equalization
were subjected to test the agreeableness with the respondents whether they agree or not on the said
equalization.
Keyword: Equalization

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
TITLE PAGE......................................................................................................... i
APPROVAL SHEET...........................................................................................
ii
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY.................................................................... iii
DEDICATION......................................................................................................... iv
ABSTRACT........................................................................................................... .. v
CHAPTER I
1.1
1.2
1.2.1
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
CHAPTER II

INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study....................................................................1
Statement of the Problem....................................................................2
Conceptual Framework.......................................................................3
Objective of the Study.................................................... ....................3
Importance of the Study......................................................................3
Scope and Limitation of the Study.......................... ...........................4
Time and Place of the Study...............................................................4
Definition of Terms.............................................................................4
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1
History of Legitime..............................................................................6
2.2
Concept of Legitime.......................................................................
2.3
Determination of Amount of Legitime........ .......................................7
2.4
Purpose of Legitime.................................................:..........................7
2.5
Systems affecting the Legitme............................................................8
2.6
Legitimate and Illegitimate Children rights in other countries.. .........9
2.7
Proposed Distribution of Shares of Legitimate and Illegimate
Children..............................................................................................10
2.8
Present Distribution of Shares of Illegitimate and Legitimate
Children in legitime : Example..........................................................10
2.9
Proposed Distribution of Shares of Illegitimate and Legitimate
Children in legitime : Example..........................................................11
2.10
Vested right to the Legitime................................................................14
2.11
House Bill 4789 ............................................................... ..................15

CHAPTER III
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5

METHODOLOGY
Research Design.................................................................................17
Sampling Design.................................................................................17
Research Instruments..........................................................................17
Data Gathering................................................................................... 18
Data Analysis.................................................................................... .18

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CHAPTER IV
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12
4.13

CHAPTER V
5.1
5.2
5.3

RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

Representation and Tabulation of Answers........................................19
4.1.1........................................................................................19
Representation and Tabulation of Answers........................................20
4.1.2............................................................................. ...........20
Representation and Tabulation of Answers.........................................21
4.1.3.........................................................................................21
Representation and Tabulation of Answers.........................................22
4.1.4.........................................................................................22
Representation and Tabulation of Answers.........................................23
4.1.5.........................................................................................23
Representation and Tabulation of Answers.........................................24
4.1.6.........................................................................................24
Representation and Tabulation of Answers.........................................25
4.1.7.........................................................................................25
Representation and Tabulation of Answers.........................................26
4.1.8.........................................................................................26
Representation and Tabulation of Answers.........................................27
4.1.9.........................................................................................27
Representation and Tabulation of Answers.........................................28
4.1.10.......................................................................................28
Present Table of Legitimes................................................................. 11
New Table of Legitimes......................................................................12
Reasons for the equality of Legitimate and Illegitimate Children in
terms of Legitime................................................................................13

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Summary of the Findings...................................................................29
Conclusion..........................................................................................30
Recommendation................................................................................31

REFERENCES...........................................................................................................
APPENDICES..............................................................................................................

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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix
1
2

Page
Results gathered from legitimate children................................................
Results gathered from illegitimate children...............................................

Sample Survey Questionnaire............................................................

Republic Act No. 9255.....................................................................

Work and financial plans...........................................................................

Certificate of English editing....................................................................

Certificate of technical editing................................................................

8
9

Curriculum Vitae .................................................................................

List of Plates........................................................................................

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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure
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Conceptual theoretical framework............................................................

Results gathered from legitimate children................................................

Results gathered from illegitimate children...............................................

Present Table of Legitimes.......................................................................

Proposed Table of

Legitimes....................................................................

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