(n), Art. 1081. In the absence of any competent witness referred to in the preceding paragraph, and if the court deem it necessary, expert testimony may be resorted to. 1053. Acceptance may be express or tacit. (n), Art. The value of said property shall be fixed as of the time of the donation. Art. 986. (619), Art. (657a), Art. The donee's share of the estate shall be reduced by an amount equal to that already received by him; and his co-heirs shall receive an equivalent, as much as possible, in property of the same nature, class and quality. 923. The painter, sculptor or other artist shall have dominion over the product of his art even before it is copyrighted. 884. (n). The legacy referred to in the preceding article shall lapse if the testator, after having made it, should bring an action against the debtor for the payment of his debt, even if such payment should not have been effected at the time of his death. The unworthy heir who is excluded from the succession has a right to demand indemnity or any expenses incurred in the preservation of the hereditary property, and to enforce such credits as he may have against the estate. If only one legitimate child or descendant of the deceased survives, the widow or widower shall be entitled to one-fourth of the hereditary estate. This Act shall be known as the "Civil Code of the Philippines." 896. 736. Art. (1946a). If the condition is casual or mixed, it shall be sufficient if it happens or be fulfilled at any time before or after the death of the testator, unless he has provided otherwise. (1057a), Art. Art. Art. Art. (879a), Art. (875a), Art. (808a). If the heir repudiates the inheritance to the prejudice of his own creditors, the latter may petition the court to authorize them to accept it in the name of the heir. In the absence of bad faith, forgery, or fraud, or undue and improper pressure and influence, defects and imperfections in the form of attestation or in the language used therein shall not render the will invalid if it is proved that the will was in fact executed and attested in substantial compliance with all the requirements of Article 805. The donor shall also be liable for eviction or hidden defects in case of bad faith on his part. The same things donated are not to be brought to collation and partition, but only their value at the time of the donation, even though their just value may not then have been assessed. Possession in wartime, when the civil courts are not open, shall not be counted in favor of the adverse claimant. (760a), Art. (n). 737. Expenses for support, education, medical attendance, even in extraordinary illness, apprenticeship, ordinary equipment, or customary gifts are not subject to collation. The effects of the acceptance or repudiation shall always retroact to the moment of the death of the decedent. The fiduciary shall be obliged to deliver the inheritance to the second heir, without other deductions than those which arise from legitimate expenses, credits and improvements, save in the case where the testator has provided otherwise. (794a). 913. Art. 833. (n), Art. 851. 1086. Art. Donations made to conceived and unborn children may be accepted by those persons who would legally represent them if they were already born. A corporation or association authorized to conduct the business of a trust company in the Philippines may be appointed as an executor, administrator, guardian of an estate, or trustee, in like manner as an individual; but it shall not be appointed guardian of the person of a ward. 1060. (798a), Art. In default of the father and mother, the ascendants nearest in degree shall inherit. 1004. (616a). 786. (n), Art. Art. (656), Art. (n), Art. 927. 950. 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