It is a process whereby the current of a river, creek, or torrent segregates from an estate on its bank a known portion of land and transfers it to another estate. Such process is known as:

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• Whenever the current of a torrent segregates a known portion of the land and transfers it to another, the owner of the land to which the segregated portion belonged retains the ownership of it. What do you call the process?
• Wendy, single, bought a parcel of land in Dagupan City from Amante for P600,000.00. A contract was executed between them which already vested upon Wendy full ownership of the property, although payable in monthly installments for a period of 4 years. One year after the execution of the contract, Wendy got married to Lorenzo. They executed a marriage settlement whereby they agreed that their properties shall be governed by the regime of conjugal partnership of gains. Thereafter, subsequent installments were paid from the conjugal partnership funds. Is the land conjugal or paraphernal?
• A is the owner of a parcel of land adjoining a river. There is an accretion formed through the natural current of the river. In 1980, his neighbor took possession of the accretion. In 2011, B filed an application for registration. Will the petition prosper?
• A owns a parcel of land. Through the natural current of the river, there was a gradual increase in the area from 11,000 square meters to 13,000 square meters in a period of 8 years. Can A register the land?
• A & B are married with children C & D, but were living separately from one another. A got married to E and begot children, F & G. After his death, E, F & G filed a petition for settlement of his estate. B, C &D intervened to claim their share of the estate and contended that since F & G are illegitimate as the marriage of A & E is void, their share is only ½ of the share of the legitimates. Is the contention correct?
• Mr. Ayco offered to sell his land to Mr. Cruz for P300,000. Mr. Cruz accepted the offer and paid Mr. Ayco the purchase price. Mr. Ayco delivered the owner’s duplicate of the Transfer Certificate of title of the land. Mr. Cruz wants to register the land in his name but the Register of Deeds asks Mr. Cruz for the Deed of Sale. What can Mr. Cruz do?
• A left a gross estate of P600,000.00 and debts amounting to P60,000.00. He was survived by his wife, three (3) legitimate children, and acknowledged illegitimate child and an unacknowledged adulterous child. How will you divide the estate?
• Mr. S sold a banana plantation to Mr. B for P3 million although its market value is P20 million. It was agreed that Mr. S shall remain in possession as lessee of the land and shall be responsible for the real estate taxes.
• A is the illegitimate son of B whom he recognized in his record of birth. After B’s death, a settlement of his estate was commenced by his legitimate heirs. Can A intervene inorder to have share of B’s estate?
• Antonio sold a piece of land to Renato binding himself not to sell the same to another person. On the following day, Antonio sold the land to Carlos who immediately took possession in good faith. In the case at bar, the proper remedy of Renato is to: