Personal Status Law — Article 238 — Article (238) Equality of Uterine Relatives Directions
Chapter Twelve: The Estate
If the directions of the uterine relatives are equal, and some of them are closer to the deceased, then the most distant one shall be dropped. If the directions are different, the most distant one inherits even if a closer one is present.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.
