B. Kinds

Kinds of succession

• Compulsory — succession to the legitime (this prevails over all kinds)
• Testate — succession by will
• Intestate — succession by operation of law; occurs when there is no valid will, or as to property not effectively disposed of by a will
• Mixed — a combination of testate and intestate succession. (Balane, Jottings and Jurisprudence in Civil Law, p. 29, 2016)