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Bellis v. Bellis Case Digest Summary by Clarisse Tingchuy is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The illegitimate children of Amos Bellis, a citizen and resident of Texas at the time of his death, opposed the wills he made for his Texas and Philippine properties because they were not provided for under either will. Under Texas law, where Bellis was a national and domiciled, there are no compulsory heirs or legitimes. The court held that the Philippine legitime laws do not apply because Article 16 of the Civil Code states that the national law of the deceased governs succession. As Bellis

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Clarisse Tingchuy

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