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- An inheritance share refers to the share that each inheritor succeeds if two or more inheritors jointly succeed to the inherited property.

- The share inherited by an inheritee's surviving spouse will be increased by 50 percent (%) over the inherited share of the inheritee’s lineal descendant where the spouse inherits jointly with such descendants, or 50 percent (%) over the inherited share of the inheritee’s lineal ascendant if the spouse inherits jointly with such ascendants (Article 1009 (2) of the "Civil Act").

- The portion inherited by the person who becomes an inheritor in lieu of the deceased or disqualified person (Article 1001 of the “Civil Act”) will be the portion the deceased or the disqualified person has been entitled to (Article 1010 (1) of the “Civil Act”).

- If there exist two or more lineal descendants of the deceased or disqualified person and if there exist two or more inheritors with the same order of priority, their shares of the inheritance will be equally divided within the limits of the share of inheritance of the deceased or disqualified person has been entitled to. The share inherited by an inheritee's surviving spouse will be increased by 50 percent (%) over the inherited share of the inheritee’s lineal descendant where the spouse inherits jointly with such descendants, or 50 percent (%) over the inherited share of the inheritee’s lineal ascendant if the spouse inherits jointly with such ascendants (the former part of Article 1010 (2) and Article 1009 of the “Civil Act”).

- If there is no lineal descendant of the inheritor by representation, the surviving spouse of the deceased or disqualified person will be the sole inheritor by representation (Article 1003 of the “Civil Act”).

- If there are two or more inheritors in the same rank, their shares of the inheritance will be equally divided (Article 1009 (1) of the “Civil Act”).