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Roxas v. De Jesus: Holographic Will Validity by Shing Uy is a document available to read on EtoBox.

1) Bibiana Roxas died and left a holographic will dated "FEB./61". Her brother filed to probate the will. 2) The respondent opposed probate on the grounds that the date did not comply with the Civil Code requirement to specify the year, month, and day. 3) The Supreme Court held that the date "FEB./61" was a valid compliance with the Civil Code, as the purpose of including a specific date was to prevent fraud and there was no evidence or possibility of fraud with this will. Substantial compliance with leg

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Shing Uy

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