PROCEDURE FOR EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

(MORE THAN ONE HEIR)

DISAGREE
AGREE

FILING OF PUBLIC INSTRUMENT

WITH THE REGISTER OF DEEDS ORDINARY PARTITION
ACCOMPANIED WITH THE FILING OF
A BOND

PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF FACT OF

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT

DISTRIBUTIONOF ESTATE

FILING OF CLAIMS
If within two years after the settlement of the estate, any heir
orr other person has been nduly deprived of his lawful
participation in the his state.
or
If a person is a minor or is mentally incapacity, his or. her claim
may b filed within one year after the disability has ceased
PROCEDURE FOR EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

(ONLY ONE HEIR)

FILING OF AN AFFIDAVIT OF SELF-

ADJUDICATION AS A SOLE HEIR WITH
THE REGISTER OF DEEDS
ACCOMPANIED WITH THE FILING OF
A BOND

PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF FACT OF

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT

DISTRIBUTIONOF ESTATE

FILING OF CLAIMS
If within two years after the settlement of the estate, any heir
orr other person has been nduly deprived of his lawful
participation in the his state.
or
If a person is a minor or is mentally incapacity, his or. her claim
may b filed within one year after the disability has ceased
PROCEDURE FOR JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

FILING OF INITIATORY PLEADING (PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL)

NOTICE OF HEARING
The notice must be published once a week for consecutive three weeks
in a newspaper of general circulation and there must be personal notice
to known heirs, legatees, devisees, and executor

ALLOWANCE/ DISALLOWANCE OF WILL

ISSUANCE OF LETTERS TESTAMENTARY OR OF ADMINISTRATION

PUBLICATION OF NOTICE FOR FILING CLAIMS

FILING AND APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE

ISSUANCE OF ORDER OF PAYMENT OR SALE OF PROPERTIES

PAYMENT OF CLAIMS: PAYMENT OF DEBTS, ESTATE TAX, FUNERAL

CHARGES, ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES AND ALLOWANCE TO THE
WIDOW AND MINOR OR INCAPACITATED CHILDREN

DETERMINATION OF HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE REMAINDER

OF THE ESTATE

TERMINATION OF PROCEEDINGS