Husband, wife and a joint last will and testament
Husband and wife should still make individual wills. A joint will is void and invalid under Philippine law...
Filipinos, foreigners, and real estate in the Philippines
A Filipino citizen can own land in the Philippines. A foreigner cannot own land unless he is a former Filipino citizen or he happened to inherit that land...
Disinheritance
Below are the provisions of Philippine Civil Law on Disinheritance for those who need it as reference or who want to see the letter of the law...
Excluded heirs and disinherited children
Can the son question the will and have a rightful share of the property his father left behind?...
Sample mortgage contract
Mortgage agreements should be annotated on the Title to the property at the Register of Deeds in order to be effective against persons who are not party to the contract...