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Aquino vs. Aquino

AMADEA ANGELA K. AQUINO, PETITIONER, VS. RODOLFO C. AQUINO AND ABBULAH C. AQUINO, RESPONDENTS. RODOLFO C. AQUINO, PETITIONER, VS. AMADEA ANGELA K. AQUINO RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 208912 and G.R. No. 209018 | 2021-12-07

EN BANC
DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
A child whose parents did not marry each other can inherit from their grandparent by their right of representation, regardless of the grandparent's marital status at the birth of the child's parent.

For this Court's resolution are two consolidated Petitions for Review on Certiorari[1] concerning a nonmarital child's[2] right to inherit from her grandfather's estate.

The Petition in G.R No. 208912[3] questions the Court of Appeals Decision[4] disqualifying Amadea Angela K. Aquino (Angela) from inheriting from her alleged grandfather's estate.[5]

Meanwhile, the...