An Act Amending Section Six Hundred and Fourteen of Act Numbered One Hundred and Ninety, Entitled "an Act Providing a Code of Procedure in Civil Actions and Special Proceedings in the Philippine Islands," by Fixing Eighteen Years as the Minimum Age at which a Person May Make a Will
Act No. 1934, enacted on May 20, 1909, amends Section 614 of the civil procedure code in the Philippines, establishing that individuals must be at least eighteen years old to create a will. It stipulates that any person of sound mind aged eighteen or older, including married women, can dispose of their estate through a last will and testament. The law also ensures that a will cannot deprive a spouse or heir of their legally entitled interests in the estate. This amendment took effect immediately upon its passage.
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- Act No. 1934
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May 20, 1909
ACT NO. 1934
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION SIX HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING A CODE OF PROCEDURE IN CIVIL ACTIONS AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS," BY FIXING EIGHTEEN YEARS AS THE MINIMUM AGE AT WHICH A PERSON MAY MAKE A WILL
SECTION 1. Section six hundred and fourteen of Act Numbered One hundred and ninety is hereby amended so that the said section shall read as follows:
"SEC. 614. Every person eighteen years of age or over and of sound mind may devise, bequeath, and dispose of his estate, real and personal, and of any right or interest which he has in his real or personal estate, by his last will and testament; and the words "every person" shall include married women: Provided, That no person can by will deprive a husband, or wife, or heir of such interest in his estate as the law provides shall appertain to such husband, wife, or heir, notwithstanding the execution of a will."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED: May 20, 1909.
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An Act Amending Section Six Hundred and Fourteen of Act Numbered One Hundred and Ninety, Entitled "an Act Providing a Code of Procedure in Civil Actions and Special Proceedings in the Philippine Islands," by Fixing Eighteen Years as the Minimum Age at which a Person May Make a Will, Act No. 1934, May 20, 1909 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Section Six Hundred and Fourteen of Act Numbered One Hundred and Ninety, Entitled "an Act Providing a Code of Procedure in Civil Actions and Special Proceedings in the Philippine Islands," by Fixing Eighteen Years as the Minimum Age at which a Person May Make a Will, Act No. 1934 (Phil. 1909)
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