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RULE 71

1. URUARTE VS CFI OF NEGROSSOCCIDENTAL

COURTOFCFI (RTC) HAVEORIGINALJURISDICTIONOVERALLMATTERSOFPROBATE WHETHERTHEYDIE

TESTATEORINTESTATE:

The m!!e" #$ venue% &h'' e * !he +#,"!#$ -"&! *&!*+e (RTC) * !he ."#/*+e *

0h+h he "e&1e1 ! !he !me #$ h& 1e!h%

*1 if he is an inhabitant of a foreign

country, the court of rst instance of any

province in which he had estate2

TESTATEPROCEEDINGS% FORTHESETTLEMENTOFTHEESTATEOFADECEASEDPERSONTA3EPRECEDENCEOVERINTESTATEPROCEEDINGSFORTHESAMEPURPOSE2

I$ * !he +#,"&e #$ *!e&!!e ."#+ee1*4&.e*1*4 e$#"e +#,"! #$ -"&! *&!*+e !& $#,*1 ! !h! !he 1e+e1e*! h1 'e$! '&!0''% ."#+ee1*4& $#" !he ."#!e #$ !he'!!e" &h#,'1 "e.'+e !he *!e&!!e."#+ee1*4& e/e* $ ! !h! &!4e *1m*&!"!#" h1 '"e15 ee* ..#*!e1:

O The 1m*&!"!#" e*4 "e6,"e1 !#

"e*1e" -*' ++#,*! *1 !,"* #/e"!he e&!!e * h& .#&&e&* !# !hee7e+,!#" &,&e6,e*!'5 ..#*!e12

W!h#,! ."e8,1+e !h! &h#,'1 !he ''e4e1

'&! 0'' e "e8e+!e1 #" & 1&.."#/e1% !he."#+ee1*4 &h'' +#*!*,e & * *!e&!+52

WHEREINTESTATEPROCEEDINGSHADBEENCOMMENCED%THEPROBATEOFWILLSHOULDBEFILEDINTHESAMECOURT% EITHERINASEPARATESPECIALPROCEEDINGORINANAPPROPRIATEMOTIONOFRSAIDPURPOSEFILEDINTHEALREADYPENDINGINTESTATEPROCEEDINGS:

Th& & e&.e+''5 !",e 0he"e !he ."!5

&ee9*4 !he ."#!e #$ !he 0'' h1 ee**$#"me1 #$ h1 9*#0'e14e #$ !he.e*1e*+5 #$ !he *!e&!!e ."#+ee1*4&2

UESTIONOFAC3NOWLEDGMENTASANATURALCHILDOFTESTATORMAYBEPRESENTEDTOPROBATECOURT:

A ."!5 +'m*4 !# e * +9*#0'e14e

*!,"' +h'1 #$ !e&!!#" & e*!!'e1 !#*!e"/e*e S.e+' P"#+ee1*4 $ ! & &!''#.e*% #" !# &9 $#" !& "e#.e**4 $ ! h&'"e15 ee* +'#&e1% & !# e 'e !#&,m! $#" 1e!e"m*!#* !he 6,e&!#* #$h& +9*#0'e14me*! & *!,"' +h'1 #$

!he 1e+e&e1 !e&!!#"% &1 +#,"! h/*4%* !& +.+!5 & ."#!e +#,"!%

8,"&1+!#* !# 1e+'"e 0h# "e !he he"& #$!he 1e+e&e1 !e&!!#" *1 0he!he" #" *#! ."!+,'" ."!5 & #" &h#,'1 e 1e+'"e1h& +9*#0'e14e1 *!,"' +h'12

WAIVEROFIMPROPERVENUE:

W"#*4 /e*,e & me"e'5 0/'e

."#+e1,"' 1e$e+! *1 &,+h 0/e" m5#++," 5 '+he&2

;2 BERNARDO VS COURT OF APPEALS EXCEPTIONONJ!I"#ICTIONO$P!O%&TECO!T

TO!'EONT(EI""EO$O)NE!"(IP

DETERMINATIONBYPROBATECOURTOFUESTIONASTOTITLETOPROPERTY: GENERALRULEANDE


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PROBATECOURTVESTEDWITHJURISDICTIONTODETERMINEIFPROPERTIESBELONGTOCONJUGALPARTNERSHIP:

The ."#!e +#,"! h& !# '6,1!e !he

+#*8,4' ."!*e"&h. * #"1e" !# 1e!e"m*e!he e&!!e #$ !he 1e+e1e*! 0h+h & !#1&!",!e m#*4 h& he"&2

OWNERSHIP: WAIVERBYAPARTYWHORAISESANOBJECTION:

Whe"e ."!5 5 ."e&e*!*4 !he" ."#8e+!

#$ ."!!#* *+',1*4 !he"e* !he 1&.,!e1'*1&% .,!& * &&,e !he 6,e&!#* #$#0*e"&h. #$ !he ."#.e"!e& 0h+h &0e'' 0!h* !he +#m.e!e*+e #$ !he ."#!e+#,"! *1 8,&! e+,&e #$ * #..#&!#*!he"e!#% !he5 +**#! !he"e$!e" 0!h1"0e!he" !he" ..e"*+e #" !he &&,e $"#m!he 8,"&1+!#* #$ !he +#,"!2

RULE

@2 HERNANDE VS ANDAL (MARCH ;% @)SECTION@ OFRULE% NOTCONSTITUTIVEBUTMERELYEVIDENTIALORPARTITION2

Se+!#* @ #$ R,'e +#*!*& *# &,+h

e7."e&& #" +'e" 1e+'"!#* !h! !he"e6,"e1 .,'+ *&!",me*!& & !# e+#*&!!,!/e #$ +#*!"+! #$ ."!!#* #" **he"e*! e'eme*! #$ !& e>e+!/e*e&& &e!0ee* !he ."!e&2

A*1 !h& C#,"! h1 *# .."e*! "e*% *

1#.!*4 !h& ",'e% !# m9e !he e++5 #$ ."!!#* & e!0ee* !he ."!e&1e.e*1e*! #* !he e7e+,!#* #$ .,'+*&!",me*! *1 !& "e4&!"!#*2

THEREQUIREMENTTHATAPARTITIONBEPUTINAPUBLICDOCUMENTANDREGISTEREDHASFORITSPURPOSETHEPROTECTIONOFCREDITORSANDATTHESAMETIMETHEPROTECTIONOFTHEHEIRSTHEMSELVESAGAINSTTARDYCLAIMS:

N#!e !h! !he &e+!#* &.e9& #$ 1e!& *1

+"e1!#"&2

The #8e+! #$ "e4&!"!#* & !# &e"/e &+#*&!",+!/e *#!+e% *1 !h& me*& *#!+e!# #!he"&2

I! m,&! $#''#0 !h! the intin!i" #$%i&it'

() *$titi(n*#! e7e+,!e1 0!h !he."e&+"e1 $#"m'!e& 1#e& *#! +#me *!#.'5 0he* !he"e "e *# +"e1!#"& #" !he"4h!& #$ +"e1!#"& "e *#! >e+!e12

N# "4h!& #$ +"e1!#"& e*4 */#'/e1% ! &

+#m.e!e*! $#" !he he"& #$ * e&!!e !#

e*!e" *!# * 4"eeme*! $#" 1&!",!#* * m**e" *1 ,.#* .'* 1>e"e*! $"#m!h#&e ."#/1e1 5 '02

FORTHISCOURTTOPRESCRIBEWHATISTOBEABINDINGAGREEMENTBETWEENCOHEIRSINTHESETTLEMENTOFTHEIRPRIVATEAFFAIRSWHICHINNOWAYAFFECTTHERIGHTSOFTHIRDPARTIESWOULDBE

TOTRANSCENDSITSRULEMA3INGPOWER2

+. TORRES VS TORRES 1, SCRA 1-*J+ )(E!ET(EP&!TIE"&'!EENTE!E#INTO&NEXT!&J#ICI&'"ETT'E-ENT, NOJ#ICI&'"ETT'E-ENT-&%EOPENE#, T(E!E-E#I"T(&TIN"ECTION.)(IC("T&TE"T(&T/0"(O'#T(E#I"&1!EE,THEYMAYDOSOINANORDINARYACTIONOFPARTITION23 J#ICI&'"ETT'E-ENT-&ON'%EOPENE#I$T(E!EI"&1OO#!E&"ON"C(&""ECTION42

ESTATEOFDECEASEDPERSONS: SUMMARYSETTLEMENT NONECESSITYFORINSTITUTIONOFSPECIALPROCEEDING:

Whe"e !he 1e+e1e*! 'e$! *# 1e!& *1

he"& #" 'e4!ee& "e '' #$ 4e% & * !h&

+&e% !he"e & *# *e+e&&!5 $#" !he

*&!!,!#* #$ &.e+' ."#+ee1*4& *1 !he

..#*!me*! #$ * 1m*&!"!#" $#" !he

&e!!'eme*! #$ !he e&!!e% e+,&e !he

&me +* e e>e+!e1 e!he" e7!"

8,1+''5 #" !h"#,4h * #"1*"5 +!#* $#"

."!!#*2

I$ !he"e & * +!,' *e+e&&!5 $#" +#,"!

*!e"/e*!#*% * /e0 #$ !he he"& $',"e !#

"e+h * 4"eeme*! & !# h#0 !he e&!!e

0#,'1 e 1/1e1 .h5&+''5% !he5 h/e &!''

!he "eme15 #$ * #"1*"5 +!#* $#"

."!!#*2

UNVERIFIEDALLEGATIONTHATESTATEHASEXISTINGDEBTOROTHERPROPERTIESINTHEPOSSESSIONOFONEOFTHEHEIRSARENOTSUFFICIENTCAUSEFORADMINISTRATIONPROCEEDINGS/

FACT: !he he"& h1 '"e15 e*!e"e1 *!#

e7!"8,1+' ."!!#* *1 &e!!'eme*! #$ !he

e&!!e% #* !he "e."e&e*!!#* !h! !he"e

e7&!e1 *# 1e!&% ,! #*e ''e4e1 he" .e!!#*

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!# .'+e !he e&!!e ,*1e" 1m*&!"!#*

."e1+!e m*'5 #* ''e4e1 *'!5 #$ !he

he"& !# 4"ee #* .h5&+' 1/* #$ !he

."#.e"!e1:

HELD: The "e ''e4!#* !h!% =!he e&!!e

h& * e7&!*4 1e! $"#m !h"1 .e"*&=

+**#! e +#*&1e"e1 & +#*+&e &!!eme*! !#+#*&!!,!e +,&e #$ +!#*2 N#" 1#e& !he

,*/e"-e1 &!!eme*! !h! !he"e "e #!he"

."#.e"!e& *#! *+',1e1 * !he 1ee1 #$

e7!"8,1+' ."!!#* * !he .#&&e&* #$ #*e

#$ !he he"&% 8,&!$5 !he *&!!,!#* #$ *

1m*&!"!#* ."#+ee1*4 e+,&e !he &me

6,e&!#*& !h! m5 "&e & !# !hem% vi5% !he

!!'e !he"e *1 !he" ."!!#*% $ ."#/e* !#

e'#*4 !# !he *!e&!!e% +* e ."#.e"'5 *1

e7.e1!#,&'5 '!4!e1 * * #"1*"5 +!#* #$

."!!#*2

0. SAMPILO AND SALACUP VS COURT OFAPPEALS AND SINOPERA1,0 P 7,

*J+ P!E"C!IPTION#OE"NOT&PP'TO&PE!"ON)(O#I#NOTP&!TICIP&TETOT(E"ETT'E-ENT2 NOCON"T!CTI6E7NO)'E#1E%EC&"EITI"NOTICE

&$TE!T(E$&CT2

EXTRAUDICIALSETTLEMENT/ PERSONS2HOMAY

SEE3REMEDY2ITHINT2O4YEARPERIOD5 T2O

SIGNIFICANTPROVISIONSINSECTIONS1 AND6

OFRULE76/

I* Se+!#* @% ! & "e6,"e1 !h! $ !he"e "e

!0# #" m#"e he"&% #!h #" '' #$ !hem

&h#,'1 !9e ."! * !he e7!"8,1+'

&e!!'eme*!2

B5 !he !!'e #$ Se+!#* % !he

=&i!ti8tee! $n& e!t$te9"e *1+!e&

!he .e"*& !# *&0e" $#" "4h!& /#'!e1

5 !he e7!"8,1+' &e!!'eme*!2

NO me*!#* & m1e e7."e&&'5 #$ !he

e>e+! #$ !he e7!"8,1+' &e!!'eme*! #*

.e"*& 0h# 11 *#! !9e ."! !he"e* #"

h1 *# *#!+e #" 9*#0'e14e !he"e#$2

THERECANNOTBEANYDOUBTTHATTHOSE2HO

TOO3PARTORHAD3NO2LEDGEOFTHE

EXTRAUDICIALSETTLEMENTAREBOUND

THEREBY/

I$ !he5 +'m !# h/e ee* * *5 m**e"

&e*i#e$ !he" '0$,' "4h! #" &h"e *

!he e&!!e 5 !he e7!"8,1+' &e!!'eme*!%

!he5 m5 1em*1 !he" "4h!& #" *!e"e&!

0!h* !he .e"#1 #$ !0# 5e"&% *1 #!h

!he 1&!",!e& *1 e&!!e 0#,'1 e ''e

!# !hem $#" &,+h "4h!& #" *!e"e&!2

E/1e*!'5% !he5 "e !he .e"*& *

++#"1*+e 0!h !he ."#/*% m5 &ee9

!# "eme15% !he ."e8,1+e !# !he" "4h!&0!h* !he !0#5e" .e"#12

B,! & !# !h#&e 0h# 11 *#! !9e ."! *

!he &e!!'eme*! *#" h1 *# *#!+e #$ !he

1e!h #$ !he 1e+e1e*! #" #$ !he

&e!!'eme*!% !he"e & *# 1"e+! #" e7."e&&

."#/* *1 ! i! 8ne$!(n$%e $n&

8n:8!t th$t the' $%!( e e;8ie&!#

&&e"! !he" +'m& 0!h* !he .e"#1 #$ !0#

5e"&2

T# e7!e*1 !he e>e+!& #$ !he &e!!'eme*! !#

!hem% !# !h#&e 0h# 11 *#! !9e ."! #"

h1 *# 9*#0'e14e !he"e#$% without any

e8press 9ega9 provision to that e:ect%

0#,'1 e /#'!/e #$ !he $,*1me*!'

"4h! !# 1,e ."#+e&& #$ '02

THIRD PERSON NOT AFFECTED/

The ."#+e1,"e #,!'*e1 * Se+!#* @ #$

R,'e #$ e&$#it% & * e8 parte ."#+ee1*42

I! +**#! 5 *5 "e* #" '#4+ e

+#*!e*1e1 !h! &,+h &e!!'eme*! #"

1&!",!#* 0#,'1 >e+! !h"1 .e"*& 0h#


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h1 *# 9*#0'e14e e!he" #$ !he 1e!h #$

!he 1e+e1e*! #" #$ !he e7!"8,1+'

&e!!'eme*! #" 1/!% e&.e+''5 & *#

me*!#* #$ &,+h e>e+! & m1e% e!he"

1"e+!'5 #" 5 m.'+!#*2

PERSON 2HO ARE BARRED AFTER

EXPIRATION OF T2O YEARS/

THEPROVISIONSOFSECTION OFRULE% BARRING

DISTRIBUTEESORHEIRSFROMOBJECTINGTOAN

Ee+!/e #*'5 $#" .e"#1 #$ !0# 5e"&2

A$!e" !he !0#5e" .e"#1% &,+h 'e*

e+#me& $,*+!,& #-+# *1 ! m5 e

+*+e''e1 ! !he *&!*+e #$ !he !"*&$e"ee#$ !he '*1 */#'/e1

EVIDENCE/ GOODFAITH/

Whe"e !he ,5e" #$ !he m* 0& *

e*'&!e1 m* * !he Ph'..*e+#*&!,'"5 *1 &e'1#m +#me h#me !#/&! h& "e'!/e&% m* #$ &,+h &!,!#* +**#! e e7.e+!e1 !# 9*#0 !he

"e'!/e& *1 +h'1"e* #$ h& /e*1#" e/e* $!he5 "e !#0* m!e&2 F",1 +**#! e."e&,me12 I! m,&! e e&!'&he1 5 +'e"*1 &,+e*! e/1e*+e2

. SAN RUI V. SAN RUI 16 SCRS +6*J+ ONT(E-E&NIN1O$!E"I#ENCE&"#I"TIN1I"(E#

UNDERSECTION1? RULE70 OFTHERULESOFCOURT? THEPETITIONFORLETTERSOF

ADMINISTRATIONOFTHEESTATEOFDECEASED

SHOULDBEFILEDINTHEREGIONALTRIALCOURT

OFTHEPROVINCE9IN2HICHHERESIDESATTHE

TIMEOFHISDEATH.9

I* !he ..'+!#* #$ /e*,e &!!,!e& *1

",'e& Se+!#* @% R,'e #$ !he Re/&e1

R,'e& #$ C#,"! & #$ &,+h *!,"e

"e&1e*+e "!he" !h* 1#m+'e & !he

&4*-+*! $+!#"2

FORPURPOSESOFFIXINGVENUEUNDERTHERULESOFCOURT? THE9RESIDENCE9 OFAPERSONISHISPERSONAL? ACTUALORPHYSICALHABITATION? ORACTUALRESIDENCEORPLACEOFABODE? 2HICHMAYNOTNECESSARILYBEHISLEGALRESIDENCEORDOMICILEPROVIDEDHERESIDESTHEREIN2ITHCONTINUITYANDCONSISTENCY.

I! &4*-e& .h5&+' ."e&e*+e * .'+e

*1 +!,' &!5 !he"e! I! & .#&&'e !h! .e"* m5 h/e h&

"e&1e*+e * #*e .'+e *1 1#m+'e **#!he"2

. CUA V. VARGAS , SCRA 076*J+ P%'IC&TIONO$EXT!&J#ICI&'"ETT'E-ENT

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Ee+! !he"e1em.!#*2

THEOBLIGATIONTOSERVEWRITTENNOTICEDEVOLVESUPONTHEVENDORCOHEIRSBECAUSETHELATTERAREINTHEBESTPOSITIONTO3NOWTHEOTHERCOOWNERSWHO% UNDERTHELAW% MUSTBENOTIFIEDOF

THESALE:

7. CRISTOBAL4CRU V. CRISTOBAL? 6-SCRA 07

*J+ ONEXT!&J#ICI&'P&!TITION)(E!E"O-E(EI!")E!EN'&)$''#EP!I6E#O$T(EI!"(&!E+&NN'-ENT%&"E#ON$! E&!"*?+&CTION$O!!ECON6E&NCE; $O!P!OPE!T(E'#INT!"T, PO""E""ION)I''!IPENINTOO)NE!"(IP&$TE!.@ E&!"I$T(E!EI"C'&I-O$O)NE!"(IP&N#&CT&'PO""E""ION2

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THECOURTFIRSTTA3INGCOGNIANCEOFSETTLEMENTOFTHEESTATEOFADECEDENT/

The R,'e ."e+&e'5 *1 1e'e"!e'5

."#/1e& !h! Athe court rst taBing

cogni5ance of the sett9eent of the

estate#$ 1e+e1e*!% &h'' e8ercise

Durisdiction to the e8c9usion of a99 other

courts2=

The +#,"! 0!h 0h#m !he .e!!#* & -"&!

-'e1% m,&! ' rst taBe cogni5ance of

the sett9eent of the estate* #"1e"

!# e8ercise Durisdiction over it to the

e8c9usion of a99 other courts2

Converse9y% &,+h +#,"!% m5 ,.#* 'e"**4

!h! .e!!#* $#"probate#$ !he1e+e1e*!& '&! 0'' h& ee* ."e&e*!e1 *

*#!he" +#,"! 0he"e !he 1e+e1e*!

#/#,&'5 h1 h& +#*8,4' 1#m+'e *1

"e&1e1 0!h h& &,"//*4 01#0 *1 !he"

m*#" +h'1"e*% *1 !h! !he ''e4!#* #$

!he intestate.e!!#* e$#"e ! &!!*4 !h!

!he 1e+e1e*! 1e1 intestatem5 e

+!,''5 $'&e% m5 dec9ine to taBe

cogni5ance#$ !he .e!!#* *1 h#'1 !he

.e!!#* e$#"e ! * e5*+e% *1 *&!e1

1e$e" !# !he &e+#*1 +#,"! 0h+h h& e$#"e! !he .e!!#* $#"probate#$ !he

1e+e1e*!& ''e4e1 '&! 0''2

Te&!!e ."#+ee1*4& !9e ."e+e1e*+e #/e"

*!e&!!e ."#+ee1*4&: O..#&!#* !# 8,"&1+!#* #$ !"' +#,"! *

&e!!'eme*! ."#+ee1*4& &h#,'1 e 5..e' e7+e.! 0he* 0*! #" 8,"&1+!#*..e"& #* !he "e+#"1

The ."#+ee1*4& $#" &e!!'eme*! #$ e&!!e

0'' *#! e **,''e1 e/e* $ +#,"! h1m."#.e" /e*,e

S,."eme C#,"! m5 #"1e" +h*4e #$

/e*,e ,*1e" !& &,.e"/"5 ,!h#"!5 #/e"*$e"#" +#,"!&2

JURISDICTIONALFACTS/@2 The 1e!h #$ !he 1e+e1e*!%+. H& "e&1e*+e ! !he !me #$ h& 1e!h *

!he ."#/*+e 0he"e !he ."#!e +#,"! &

&!!*4% #" $ he & * *h!*! #$ $#"e4*+#,*!"5% h& h/*4 'e$! h& e&!!e * &,+h."#/*+e2=

+. INTESTATE ESTATE OF MERCADO VSMAGTIBAY? PHIL 0-0

2HEN PARTITION PROCEEDING ISPROPER INSTEAD OF ADMINSTRAION

PROCEEDING/WHERETHEESTATEHASNODEBTS% RECOURSEMAYBEHADTOANADMINISTRATIONPROCEEDINGONLYIFTHEHEIRSHAVEGOODREASONSFORNOTRESORTINGTOANACTIONFORPARTITION:

Whe"e ."!!#* & .#&&'e% e!he" * #" #,!

#$ +#,"!% !he e&!!e &h#,'1 *#! e,"1e*e1 0!h * 1m*&!"!#*."#+ee1*4 0!h#,! 4##1 *1 +#m.e''*4"e*&2

The *&!!,!#* #$ 1m*&!"!#*

."#+ee1*4 +**#! e 8,&!-e1 #* !he

4"#,*1 !h! !he .,".#&e & !# /#1 m,'!.'+!5 $ &,!& $ !he &me #8e+! +#,'1e +he/e1 * * +!#* $#" ."!!#*2

0. DURAN VS DURAN? +, SCRA 07

UDICIALAPPROVALISNOTREQUIREDFORASSIGNMENTOFHEREDITARYSHAREBEFORETHEINSTITUTIONOFINTESTATEPROCEEDINGS/

U*!' !he &&4*me*! & **,''e1% !he

&&4**4 he" & #,*1 5 ! *1 he h& *#m#"e *!e"e&! * !he 1e+e1e*!K& e&!!e:

A LEGALHEIR? 2HOINAPUBLICINSTRUMENTASSIGNEDANDRENOUNCEDHISHEREDITARYRIGHTSINFAVOROFTHEDECEDENT@S2IDO2? ISNOTANINTERESTEDPARTY 2HOCANINSTITUTEINTESTATEPROCEEDINGSANDPETITIONFORTHEISSUANCEOFLETTERSOFADMINISTRATION/

The &&4*me*! *en&ente %ite5 #*e

he" #$ h& he"e1!"5 &h"e !# *#!he"+#he" "e6,"e& !he .."#/' #$ !he ."#!e+#,"! 0h+h h& 8,"&1+!#*

S*+e !he +#,"!K& .."#/' & *#! 1eeme1-*' ,*!' !he e&!!e & +'#&e1% !he&&4**4 he" "em*& * *!e"e&!e1.e"* * !he ."#+ee1*4 e/e* $!e" !he&1 .."#/' h& ee* 4/e*2

6. GAN VS YAP? 1,6 PHIL ,EXECUTIONANDCONTENTSOF2ILL? HO2PROVED/

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The e7e+,!#* *1 !he +#*!e*!& #$ '#&! #"

1e&!"#5e1 h#'#4".h+ 0'' m5 *#! e."#/e1 5 !he "e !e&!m#*5 #$ 0!*e&&e&0h# h/e &ee* *1#" "e1 &,+h 0''2

The 0'' !&e'$ m,&! e ."e&e*!e1

#!he"0&e% ! &h'' ."#1,+e *# e>e+!2

The '0 "e4"1& !he 1#+,me*! !&e'$ &

m!e"' ."##$ #$ ,!he*!+!52

. RODELAS VS ARANA? 11 SCRA 1ADMISSIBILITYOFPHOTOSTATICORXEROXCOPYOFALOST2ILLORDESTROYED2ILL/

I$ !he h#'#4".h+ 0'' h& ee* '#&! #"

1e&!"#5e1 *1 *# #!he" +#.5 & /''e%!he 0'' +**#! e ."#!e1 e+,&e !hee&! *1 #*'5 e/1e*+e & !he h*10"!*4#$ !he !e&!!#" * &1 0''2

I! & *e+e&&"5 !h! !he"e e +#m."*

e!0ee* &m.'e h*10"!!e* &!!eme*!$ !he !e&!!#" *1 !he h*10"!!e* 0''2

B,!% .h#!#&!!+ +#.5 #" 7e"#7 +#.5 #$

!he h#'#4".h+ 0'' m5 e ''#0e1e+,&e +#m."* +* e m1e 0!h !he&!*1"1 0"!*4& #$ !he !e&!!#"2

. BALANAY? R. VS MARTINE? 6 S 6+

2HEREPRACTICALCONSIDERATIONSDEMANDTHATTHEINTRINSICVALIDITYOFTHE2ILLBEPASSEDUPON? EVENBEFOREPROBATED? THECOURTSHOULDMEETTHEISSUE/

A NOTICETOCREDITORSISNOTINORDERIF

ONLYASPECIALADMINISTRATORHASBEENAPPOINTED/

Se+!#* @% R,'e Q (C'm& 4*&! E&!!e)

+#*!em.'!e& !he ..#*!me*! #$ *e7e+,!#" #" "e4,'" 1m*&!"!#" *1 *#!!h! #$ &.e+' 1m*&!"!#"2

C#,"! em.'#5ee &h#,'1 *#! e ..#*!e1

& 1m*&!"!#" #$ 1e+e1e*!K& !!'e

7. MANINANG VS COURT OF APPEALS116 S 67-

PROBATEOFA2ILLISMANDATORY/U*'e&&!he 0'' & ."#!e1 *1 *#!+e !he"e#$4/e* !# !he 0h#'e 0#"'1% !he "4h! #$ .e"* !# 1&.#&e #$ h& ."#.e"!5 5 W''m5 e "e*1e"e1 *,4!#"52

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*!# !& *!"*&+ /'1!5

W'' &h#,'1 *#! e 1e*e1 'e4'!5 &e1 #*

1,#,& 4"#,*1&

-. NEPOMUCENO VS COURT OF APPEALS10 SCRA +,

THEFACTTHATTHEPROBATECOURTDECLAREDADEVISEMADEINA2ILLNULLANDVOID2ILLBESUSTAINED2HERENOUSEFULPURPOSE2ILLBESERVEDBYREQUIRINGTHEFILINGOFASEPARATEDCIVILACTIONANDRESTRICTINGTHE

COURTONLYTOTHEISSUEOFEXTRINSICVALIDITY

The ."#!e #$ 0'' m4h! e+#me * 1'e

+e"em#*5 $ #* !& $+e ! ..e"& !# e*!"*&+''5 /#12

Whe"e ."+!+' +#*&1e"!#*& 1em*1&

!h! !he *!"*&+ /'1!5 #$ !he 0'' e.&&e1 ,.#*% e/e* e$#"e ! & ."#!e1%!he +#,"! &h#,'1 mee! !he &&,e (N,4,1/& N,4,1% @ SCRA )

RULE 7 ALLO2ANCE OR DISALLO2ANCEOF 2ILL

1. DE GUMAN V. UDGE ANGELES G.R.NO. 7-,?

On pub9ication

REQUIREMENTBEFORETHECOURTMAYACQUIRE

URISDICTIONOVERTHECASEFORTHEPROBATE

OFA2ILLANDADMINISTRATIONORPROPERTIES/

Be$#"e +#,"! m5 +6,"e 8,"&1+!#*

#/e" !he +&e $#" !he ."#!e #$ 0'' *1

!he 1m*&!"!#* #$ !he ."#.e"!e& 'e$! 5

1e+e&e1 .e"*% !he ..'+!#* m,&!

''e4e !he "e&1e*+e #$ !he 1e+e&e1 *1

#!he" *1&.e*&'e $+!& #" +"+,m&!*+e&

*1 !h! !he ..'+*! & !he e7e+,!#"

*me1 * !he 0'' #" & !he .e"* 0h# h1

+,&!#15 #$ !he 0'' !# e ."#!e1

NOTICETHROUGHPUBLICATIONOFTHEPETITION

FORTHESETTLEMENTOFESTATEOFADECEASED

PERSONISURISDICTIONAL/


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The ."#!e +#,"! m,&! +,&e *#!+e

!h"#,4h .,'+!#* #$ !he .e!!#* $!e" !

"e+e/e& !he &me2

The .,".#&e #$ !h& *#!+e & !# "*4 ''

!he *!e"e&!e1 .e"*& 0!h* !he +#,"!&

8,"&1+!#* !h! !he 8,14me*! !he"e*

e+#me& *1*4 #* '' !he 0#"'12

)here no notice has been given to

persons be9ieved to have an interest in

the estate of the deceased person; the

proceeding for the sett9eent of the

estate is void and shou9d be annu99ed2

The reuireent as to notice is essentia9

to the va9idity of the proceeding in that no

person ay be deprived of his right to

property without due process of 9aw2

N#!+e !h"#,4h .,'+!#* #$ !he .e!!#*

$#" !he &e!!'eme*! #$ !he e&!!e #$

1e+e&e1 .e"* & 8,"&1+!#*'% !he

&e*+e #$ 0h+h m9e& +#,"! #"1e"&

>e+!*4 #!he" .e"*&% &,&e6,e*! !# !he

.e!!#* /#1 *1 &,8e+! !# **,'me*!2

SPECIALADMINISTRATOR/THEREPRESENTATIVEOF

DECEDENTAPPOINTED

BY

THE

PROBATE

COURT

TO

CAREFORANDPRESERVEHISESTATEUNTILAN

E


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6. FLORES V. MAGSUSI APRIL +-? 1*J+ !E&"ON$O!#E&!OO< %EC&"EO$"T!ON1P%'ICPO'ICINT(E'&)

RULE 1. SUNTAY VS SUNTAY? PHIL ,,

*J+ ? T(IN1"TO%EP!O6EN#!IN1!EFP!O%&TE;!E-EJ&!E"62 !EN&"I!E"CO'IN< !'IN1(&"NO%&"I"

A&&4*me*! #$ *!e"e&! * !he e&!!e% *#!

" !# ."#!e #$ '#&! #" $#"e4* 0''2

The /'1!5 *1 'e4'!5 #$ &,+h

&&4*me*!& +**#! e !h"e&he1 #,! *!he ."#!e ."#+ee1*4 0h+h &+#*+e"*e1 #*'5 0!h !he ."#!e #$ !he0''2

P"#!e #$ 0'' & ."#+ee1*4 * "em

*#!+e !# '' ."!e& e&&e*!' $#" !&

/'1!52 The '+9 #$ #8e+!#* !# !he ."#!e #$

'#&! 0'' 1#e& *#! "e'e/e !he ."#.#*e*!!he"e#$ #" !he ."!5 *!e"e&!e1 * !&."#!e $"#m e&!'&h*4 !& 1,ee7e+,!#* *1 ."#/*4 +'e"'5 *11&!*+!'5 !he ."#/* !he"e#$ 5 ! 'e&!(!h"ee) +"e1'e 0!*e&&e&2

+. FLUMER VS HIX? 6 PHIL 1,2HEREITISDESIREDTOESTABLISHTHEEXECUTIONOFA2ILLINANOTHERURISDICTION?ITISNECESSARYTOPROVETHATTHETESTATORHADHISDOMICILEINTHATURISDICTIONANDNOTINTHEPHILIPPINES/

The '0 #$ $#"e4* 8,"&1+!#* 1# *#!

."#/e !hem&e'/e& * #," +#,"!&2

The +#,"!& #$ !he Ph'..*e& "e *#!

,!h#"?e& !# !9e 8,1+' *#!+e #$ !he'0& #$ !he /"#,& S!!e& #$ !he Ame"+*U*#*2

S,+h '0& m,&! e ."#/e1 5 $+!&2

The 1,e e7e+,!#* #$ 0'' ''e4e1 !#

h/e ee* e7e+,!e1 * *#!he"8,"&1+!#* m,&! e e&!'&he12

RULE 7-

1. GABRIEL VS COURT OF APPEALS? +1+SCRA 610

ADMINISTRATIONOFDECEDENTESTATE/ ORDEROFPREFERENCEINTHEISSUANCEOFLETTERSOFADMINISTRATIONTOBEOBSERVEDINAPPOINTINGANADMINISTRATOR/

The R,'e& #$ C#,"! ."e&+"e& !he #"1e" #$

."e$e"e*+e * !he &&,*+e #$ 'e!!e"& #$

1m*&!"!#*% +!e4#"+''5 &ee9& #,! !he

!8#i#in !*(8!e% !he ne


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FOR VALID CAUSE AS SO MAY THE 0,4DAY PERIOD BE LI3E2ISE 2AIVED/+. The 'e!!e"& #$ 1m*&!"!#* m5 e

4"*!e1 !# #*e #" m#"e #$ !he ."*+.'+"e1!#"2

DETERMINATIONOFAPERSON@SSUITABILITYFORTHEOFFICEOFUDICIALADMINISTRATORRESTIN

THESOUNDUDGMENTOFTHECOURTEXERCISINGTHEPO2EROFAPPOINTMENT/0. C#,"! +**#! e *!e"$e"e1 0!h #* ..e'

,*'e&& !he +#,"! & +'e"'5 * e""#"2

THEREMOVALOFANADMINISTRATORDOESNOTLIEONTHE2HIM? CAPRICESANDDICTATESOFTHEHEIRSORBENEFICIARIESOFTHEESTATE/

CO4ADMINISTRATOR5 VARIOUSREASONS/

@2 T# h/e !he e*e-! #$ !he" 8,14me*! *1

.e"h.& ! '' !me& !# h/e 1>e"e*!*!e"e&!& "e."e&e*!e1

;2 Whe"e 8,&!+e *1 e6,!5 1em*1 !h!

#..#&*4 ."!e& #" $+!#*& e

"e."e&e*!e1 * !he m*4eme*! #$ !he

e&!!e #$ !he 1e+e&e1 +

2 Whe"e !he e&!!e & '"4e #"% $"#m *5

+,&e% * *!"+!e *1 .e".'e7*4 #*e !#

&e!!'e

2 T# h/e '' *!e"e&!e1 .e"*& &!&-e1

*1 !he "e."e&e*!!/e& !# 0#"9 *

h"m#*5 $#" !he e&! *!e"e&!& #$ !he

e&!!e *1

2 Whe* .e"* e*!!'e1 !# !he

1m*&!"!#* #$ * e&!!e 1e&"e& !# h/e

*#!he" +#m.e!e*! .e"* &+!e1 0!h

hm * !he #+e2

RULE 7

1. PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUMCORPORATION VS DUMLAO? +, SCRA6,

THEALLEGATIONTHATAPETITIONERSEE3ING

LETTERSOFADMINISTRATIONISANINTERESTED

PERSONDOESNOTFALL2ITHINTHE

ENUMERATIONOFURISDICTIONALFACTS/

A m#!#* !# 1&m&& m5 'e *#! #* !he

&& #$ '+9 #$ 8,"&1+!#* #* !he ."! #$

!he +#,"!% ,! "!he" (n the (8n& ()%$" () %e$% "$*$"it' t( in!tit8te the

*("ee&in!.

The 8,"&1+!#*' $+!& '',1e1 !# "e: !he

1e!h #$ !he !e&!!#"% h& "e&1e*+e ! !he

!me #$ h& 1e!h * !he ."#/*+e 0he"e

!he ."#!e +#,"! & &!!*4 #"% $ he & *

*h!*! #$ $#"e4* +#,*!"5% h& h/*4

'e$! h& e&!!e * &,+h ."#/*+e2

I$ !he *!e&!!e 0& *#! * *h!*! #$

!he &!!e ! !he !me #$ h& 1e!h% *1 'e$!

*# &&e!& * !he &!!e% *1 *#*e +me *!#

! $!e"0"1&% *# 8,"&1+!#* & +#*$e""e1

#* !he +#,"! !# 4"*! 'e!!e"& #$

1m*&!"!#* * *5 +#,*!52

INTERESTED PARTY/ O*e 0h# 0#,'1 e

e*e-!e1 5 !he e&!!e% &,+h & * he"% #"

#*e 0h# h& +'m 4*&! !he e&!!e% &,+h

& +"e1!#" !h& *!e"e&! m,&! e m!e"'

*1 1"e+!% *#! me"e'5 *1"e+! #" +#*!*4e*!2

IFAMOTIONTODISMISSISNOTFILED? ANYOF

THEGROUNDSAVAILABLEFORSUCHMOTION

EXCEPTFORIMPROPERVENUEMAYBEPLEADED

ASANAFFIRMATIVEDEFENSEANDA

PRELIMINARYHEARINGMAYBEHADTHEREON/

E7+e.!e1 $"#m !he #/e ",'e& "e !he

$#''#0*4 4"#,*1&: () $',"e !# &!!e

+,&e #$ +!#* 0h+h m5 e ''e4e1 *

'!e" .'e1*4 $ #*e & .e"m!!e1% #" 5

m#!#* $#" 8,14me*! #* !he .'e1*4&% #"

! !he !"' #* !he me"!& *1 () '+9 #$

8,"&1+!#* #/e" !he &,8e+! m!!e" #$ !he

+!#*% &,8e+! !# !he e7+e.!#* &

he"e*$!e" 1&+,&&e12

@


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URISDICTION MAY BE RAISED AT ANY

STAGE OF THE PROCEEDINGS/

H#0e/e"% ."!5 0h# h& "me1 *1

*/#9e1 ! * ."!+,'" m!!e" !# &e+,"e

* "m!/e "e'e$ +**#! e ''#0e1 !#

$!e"0"1& 1e*5 !h! &me 8,"&1+!#* !#

e&+.e .e*'!52

RULE -+

1. DEPARENO VS ARANARENO? 11SCRA 17

OUSTEROFAPERSONOFTHERIGHTTOINTERVENEININTESTATEPROCEEDINGSASANHEIRISNOTAGROUNDFORREVOCATIONOFAUTHORITYTOACTASANADMINISTRATOROFTHEESTATE/

H/*4 ee* ..#*!e1 "e4,'"

1m*&!"!#" #$ !he *!e&!!e e&!!e% *

1m*&!"!#" m5 e "em#/e1 $"#m #+e

,! #*'5 $#" +,&e #" +,&e& ."#/1e1 5

'02

The 9aw on reova9 is found in !u9e G>,

"ection >, of the !u9es of Court

AN ADMINISTRATOR DOES NOT HAVE TOBE AN HEIR/

He +* e &!"*4e" !# !he 1e+e&e12

+. ADVINCULA VS TEODORO? SR.? PHIL 610

EXECUTORNAMEDINTHE2ILL2HENMAYBEAPPOINTEDADMINISTRATOR/

The ."#/* #$ !he R,'e& #$ C#,"! +**#!

e e*$#"+e1 ,*!' $!e" &1 1#+,me*! h&ee* ''#0e1 !# ."#!e% $#" !he R,'e&."#/1e&: Whe* 0'' h& ee* ."#/e1*1 ''#0e1% !he +#,"! &h'' &&,e 'e!!e"&!e&!me*!"5 !he"e#* !# !he .e"**me1 & e7e+,!#" !he"e*% $ he &+#m.e!e*!% ++e.!& !he !",&!&% *1 4/e*1 & "e6,"e1 5 !he&e ",'e&2

DISCOVERYOF2ILLAFTERAPPOINTMENTOFADMINISTRATOR5 EFFECTOF/

The 1&+#/e"5 #$ 1#+,me*! .,".#"!*4 !#

e !he '&! 0'' *1 !e&!me*! #$ 1e+e&e1% $!e" !he ..#*!me*! #$ *1m*&!"!#" #$ !he e&!!e #$ !he '!!e"%,.#* !he &&,m.!#* !h! he #" &he h11e1 *!e&!!e% 1#e& *#! . $+!# *,''$5

!he 'e!!e"& #$ 1m*&!"!#* '"e15&&,e1 #" e/e* ,!h#"?e !he "e/#+!#*!he"e#$% ,*!' !he ''e4e1 0'' h& ee*."#/e1 *1 ''#0e1 5 !he +#,"!2

APPOINTMENTOFADMINISTRATOR5 SURVIVINGSPOUSEISNOTASTRANGERTOTHEESTATEOFTHEDECEASED/

A &!"*4e" !# 1e+e&e1 m5 e

+#m.e!e*!% +.'e *1 -! !# 1m*&!e"he" e&!!e% * m,+h !he &me & meme" #$ he" mme1!e $m'5 +#,'1 e*+#m.e!e*!% *+.'e *1 ,*-! !# 1#

0. MENDIOLA VS COURT OF APPEALS?1, SCRA 6+1

THEREMOVALOFANADMINISTRATORUNDERSECTION+ OFRULE-+ LIES2ITHINTHEDISCRETIONOFTHECOURTAPPOINTINGHIM/

The "em#/' m,&! e * ++#"1*+e 0!h

!he ."#/*& #$ Se+!#* ;% R,'e ; #$ !he

R,'e& #$ C#,"!

The 1e!e"m*!#* #$ .e"*& &,!'!5

$#" !he #+e #$ 8,1+' 1m*&!"!#"

"e&!&% !# 4"e! e7!e*!% * !he ,*1

8,14me*! #$ !he +#,"! e7e"+&*4 !he

.#0e" #$ ..#*!me*! *1 &1 8,14me*!

& *#! !# e *!e"$e"e1 0!h #* ..e'

,*'e&& !he &1 +#,"! & +'e"'5 * e""#"2

6. GONALES VS AGUINALDO? 1, SCRA11+

The ."*+.' +#*&1e"!#* & !he

..#*!me*! #$ * 1m*&!"!#" #$ !hee&!!e #$ 1e+e&e1 .e"* & !he *!e"e&!* &1 e&!!e #$ !he #*e !# e ..#*!e1& 1m*&!"!#"2

@@


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T# 8,&!$5 "em#/' #$ * 1m*&!"!#"%

!he"e m,&! e e/1e*+e #$ * +! #"#m&* #* !he ."! #$ !he 1m*&!"!#"*#! +#*$#"m'e !# #" * 1&"e4"1 #$ !he",'e& #" !he #"1e"& #$ !he +#,"!2

Tem.#""5 "e&1e*+e #,!&1e #$ !he &!!e

1#e& *#! 1&6,'$5 #*e !# e *1m*&!"!#" #$ !he e&!!e2

Rem#/' #$ * 1m*&!"!#" 1#e& *#! 'e#* !he 0hm&% +."+e& *1 1+!!e& #$ !hehe"& #" e*e-+"e& #$ !he e&!!e% #" #*!he e'e$ #$ !he +#,"! !h! ! 0#,'1 "e&,'!* #"1e"'5 *1 e+e*! 1m*&!"!#*2

5. GABRIEL VS COURT OF APPEALS(SUPRA)

. SANTERO VS CFI OF CAVITE? 10SCRA 7+-

S.#,&e *!e"."e!e1 !# e !he 'e4!m!e

&.#,&e% *#! +#mm#*'0 &.#,&e2

7. ESTATEOF HILARIO M. RUI VSCOURT OF APPEALS? ++ SCRA 61

ALLO2ANCESFORSUPPORTUNDERSECTION0

OFRULE-0 SHOULDNOTBELIMITEDTOTHE

MINORORINCAPACITATED CHILDRENOFTHE

DECEASED/

A"!+'e @ #$ !he C/' C#1e #$ !he

Ph'..*e&% !he &,&!*!/e '0 * $#"+e !

!he !me #$ !he !e&!!#"K& 1e!h% ."#/1e&

!h! 1,"*4 !he '6,1!#* #$ !he +#*8,4'

."!*e"&h.% !he 1e+e&e1K& 'e4!m!e

&.#,&e *1 +h'1"e*% regar!e"" #$ %&e'r

age% +/' &!!,& #" 4*$,' em.'#5me*!%

"e e*!!'e1 !# ."#/*' &,..#"! $"#m

!he $,*1& #$ !he e&!!e2

The '0 & "##!e1 #* !he $+! !h! !he "4h!*1 1,!5 !# &,..#"!% e&.e+''5 !he "4h! !#

e1,+!#*% &,&&! e/e* e5#*1 !he 4e #$

m8#"!52

G$n&"hi%&en $e n(t entit%e& t(

*(#i!i(n$% !8**(t )(= the )8n&! ()

the &e"e&ent@! e!t$te.

CONDITIONSBEFOREDISTRIBUTIONOFESTATE

PROPERTIESCANBEMADE/ DISTRIBUTIONCAN

ONLYBEMADE/

(@) A$!e" '' !he 1e!&% $,*e"' +h"4e&%

e7.e*&e& #$ 1m*&!"!#*% ''#0*+e !#!he 01#0% *1 e!t$te t$


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MANAGEMENTOFTHEREALASWELLASTHEPERSONAL

ESTATEOFTHEDECEASEDSOLONGASITIS

NECESSARYFORTHEPAYMENTOFTHEDEBTS

ANDEXPENSESFORADMINISTRATION2

The "4h! #$ * e7e+,!#" #" 1m*&!"!#"

!# !he .#&&e&* *1 m*4eme*! #$ !he

"e' *1 .e"*' ."#.e"!e& #$ !he1e+e&e1 & *#! ',!e *1 +* #*'5 e

e7e"+&e1 '#*4 & ! & *e+e&&"5 $#"

!he .5me*! #$ !he 1e!& *1 e7.e*&e& #$

1m*&!"!#*2

HEIR@SRIGHTOFO2NERSHIPOVERTHE

PROPERTIESOFAPARENTISMERELYINCHOATE

ASLONGASTHEESTATEHASNOTBEENFULLY

SETTLEDANDPARTITIONED/

A* e7e+,!#" & me"e !",&!ee #$ * e&!!e2

The $,*1& #$ !he e&!!e "e !",&! $,*1&

*1 he'1 !# !he 1,!e& *1 "e&.#*&'!e&

#$ !",&!ee #$ !he h4he&! #"1e"2

A* he" +**#! ,*'!e"''5 &&4* !#

hm&e'$ *1 .#&&e&& '' h& ."e*!&K

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."#.e"!e& #$ !he 1e+e&e1% en&ein

t8e$""(8nt#$ h& 1m*&!"!#*% !he

e


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!he ."#.e" +#,"! 0he"e* '' h& +"e1!#"&m,&! ..e" *1 -'e !he" +'m& 0h+h&h'' e .1 ."#.#"!#*!e'5 #,! #$ !he."#.e"!5 'e$! 5 !he 1e+e&e12

The #8e+!/e & !# /#1 1,.'+!5 #$

."#+e1,"e2

He*+e !he #"1*"5 +!#*& m,&! e !9e*

#,! $"#m !he #"1*"5 +#,"!&2

U*1e" A"!+'e @@ #$ !he L#" C#1e%m#*e5 +'m& #$ '#"e" e*8#5 ."e$e"e*+e#/e" +'m& #$ !he #!he" +"e1!#"& * +&e#$ *9",.!+5 #" '6,1!#* #$ !heem.'#5e"K& ,&*e&&2

6. AUCIAN VS QUEROL? 0-PHIL 7,7

*J+ ON"O'I#&!O%'I1&TIONEXECUTORANDADMINISTRATOR/

Whe* !0# .e"*& "e #,*1 * '1,m

$#" !he &me 1e! *1 #*e #$ !hem 1e&%

!he 0h#'e *1e!e1*e&& +* e ."#/e14*&! !he e&!!e #$ !he '!!e"

A*1 $ !he +'m & *#! ."e&e*!e1 !# !he

+#mm!!ee ..#*!e1 !# ''#0 +'m&4*&! !he e&!!e 0!h* !he !me+#*!em.'!e1 ,*1e" !he R,'e&% !he &me0'' e ""e1 & 4*&! &,+h e&!!e2

C#*!*4e*! +'m m,&! e ."e&e*!e1 !# !he

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. BUAN VS LAYA 1,+ PHIL-+

*J+ ONCONTIN1ENTC'&I-

A CONTINGENTCLAIMISONE2HICH? BYITSNATUREISNECESSARILYDEPENDENTUPONANUNCERTAINEVENTFORITSEXISTENCEORVALIDITY/

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TEMPORARYDISMISSALOFANACTION/CONTINGENTCLAIMNOTAFFECTED/

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. ECHAUS VS BLANCO? 17SCRA 7,6

(J) SOMEPARTOFTHERULINGNOLONGERAPPLICABLE OLDRULE HENAPARTYDIESDURINGTHEPENDENCYOFTHECASENORULE* SECTION1+ CLAIMTHATASALLOEDCAN,TBETHESUBJECTOFE-ECUTION

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THERULESALLO2ATTACHMENTFORPURPOSESOFEXECUTIONOFTHEINTERESTOFANHEIRINTHEESTATEOFTHEDECEDENT/

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EVENIFTHEUDGMENTCREDIT2EREALLO2EDASACLAIMAGAINSTTHEESTATE? IMMEDIATEPAYMENTTHEREOFBYTHEADMINISTRATOROFTHEESTATEISNOTAMATTEROFRIGHT/

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1e$e*1*! !# .e"$#"m !he +! "e6,"e12

7. PNB VS VDA DE VILLARIN PHIL ,

*J+ ON!E6I6&'O$J#1-ENT

UDGMENTFORMONEYAGAINSTTHEDECEDENT52HERECLAIMANTFILEDCLAIMAGAINSTTHEDECEDENTINSTEADOFFILINGACTIONTOREVIVEMONEYUDGMENT5 FILINGOFPETITIONFORISSUANCEOFLETTERSOFADMINISTRATION2ITHIN1,4YEARPERIODFORREVIVALOF

UDGMENT/

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2HERECLAIMCONSIDEREDFILED2ITHINTHE1,4YEARPERIOD/

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-. VDA DE ACOB V. COURT OFAPPEALS 01+ SCRA 7++

*J+ ONT(E&'TE!N&TI6E"O$&-O!T1&1EE

. CUION VS RAMOLETE? 1+SCRA 6

*J+ 1EN&!&'!'E< ON'I-ITE#J!I"#ICTIONO$CO!T, C&NT#ETE!-INETIT'E2

APROBATECOURT? 2HETHERTESTATEORINTESTATE? CANNOTADUDICATEORDETERMINETITLETOPROPERTIESCLAIMEDTOBEAPARTOFTHEESTATEAND2HICHAREEQUALLYJCLAIMEDTOBELONGTOOUTSIDEPARTIES/

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THIRDPERSONSOFTHEIRPOSSESSIONAND

O2NERSHIPOFTHEPROPERTY/

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1,. BERNARDO V. CA? SUPRA

11. ORTEGA VS CA 10 SCRA

*J+ ON'I-ITE#J!I"#ICTION; #EC'&!&TIONO$(EI!")IT(INT(ECO-PETENCEO$T(EP!O%&TECO!T; ON)(ET(E!(EI!"&!E"I-'&TE#O!NOT, ON'&

P!O6I"ION&'$IN#IN1O$O)NE!"(IP;

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1e!e"m*e 0!h -*'!5 !he #0*e"&h.#$ ."+e' #$ '*1

1+. CIRCA NILA DEVELOPMENTCORPORATION VS BAYLEN? 17 SCRA,

*J+ ON'I-ITE#J!I"#ICTION

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A PROBATECOURTISATRIBUNALOFLIMITEDURISDICTION? ANDACTSONMATTERSPERTAININGTOTHESETTLEMENTOFESTATEBUTNEVERONRIGHTTOPROPERTYARISINGFROM

CONTRACT/

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10. GUANCO VS NATIONALBAN3 6 PHIL +66

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16. VALERA VS INSERTO? 16SCRA 00

TO DETERMINE ISSUE OF TITLE/@2 A'' ."!e& h/*4 'e4' *!e"e&! +#*&e*!

e7."e&&'5 #" m.'e1'5 OR

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URISDICTIONOFPROBATECOURT5 LIMITEDAND2ITHOUTPO2ERTODETERMINETHEISSUEOFTITLETOPROPERTYCLAIMEDBYATHIRDPERSONADVERSELYTOTHEDECEDENT/ EXCEPTION/

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THISFUNCTIONOFRESOLVING2HETHERORNOTPROPERTYSHOULDBEINCLUDEDINTHEESTATE

INVENTORYISONECLEARLY2ITHINTHEPROBATE

COURTKSCOMPETENCE/

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!he ."!e&2

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PROBATECOURTISAUTHORIEDTOADMITA

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CONSENTOFALLINTERESTEDPARTIESTOITS

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4"#,*1& $#" 1&m&&*4 +'m 4*&! !hee&!!e2

1. NITTSCHER V. NITTSCHER 07SCRA -1

*J+ ON$I'IN1O$PETITION$O!'ETTE!"TE"T&-ENT&!; NOTINITI&TO!T(&T!E=I!E"CE!TI$IC&TION&1&IN"T$O!-"(OPPIN1;

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ADECEDENTKSREPRESENTATIVEISNOTESTOPPED

TOQUESTIONTHEVALIDITYOFHISO2NVOID

DEEDPURPORTINGTOCONVEYLAND:

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4/e "&e !# e&!#..e'2

6. MANOTO3 REALTY INC. V. CA 16SCRA 176

SALEOFIMMOVABLEPROPERTYOFDECEDENT@SESTATEISASPECIALPROCEEDINGSNEEDCOURTAPPROVAL.

R8%e ,

1. TIMBOL V. CANO? 1 SCRA 1+71*J+E6ENI$T(E!EI"&'!EO!#E!O$#I"T!I%TION, T(ECO!T!ET&IN"J!I"#ICTION)(ENT(E!EI"NO#I"T!I%TIONET2

2HENPROBATECOURTLOSESURISDICTIONOVERESTATEUNDERADMINISTRATION/

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INPROBATEPROCEEDINGSTHECOURT/

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LEASECONTRACT/

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SAIDESTATEARESTILLPENDINGINANOTHERBRANCHOFTHESAMECOURT/

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h& *#! e'.&e1

The better practice, however, for the heir

who has not received his share, is to

deand his share through a proper

otion in the sae probate or

adinistration proceedings, or for

reopening of the probate or adinistrativeproceedings if it had a9ready been c9osed,

and not through an independent action

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RULE 11. REPUBLIC VS CFI MANILA? 17 SCRA

11(J) ONVENUE WHERETHERESISSITUATED

THEBAN3ISTHEREALPARTYININTERESTFORTHEESCHEATOFDORMANTDEPOSITINFAVOROFTHEGOVERNMENT:

+. MUNICIPALITY OF MAGALLON VSBEORE 1, PHIL -+. OCT. +? 1,

THEURISDICTIONACQUIREDBYACOURTTOHEARAPETITIONFORESCHEATBYVIRTUEOFPUBLICATION CANNOTBECONVERTEDINTOONEFORTHEDISTRIBUTIONOFTHEPROPERTIESOFTHESAIDDECEDENTS/

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0. DE GUMAN V. SEVILLA 67 PHIL 1

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THEPO2ERTOPUNISHFORCONTEMPTOF

COURTSHOULDBEEXERCISEDONTHE

PRESERVATIVEANDNOTONTHEVINDICTIVE

PRINCIPLE:

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B MONCUPA V. ENRILE? 161 SCRA +00RESTRAINTSATTACHEDTOTEMPORARYRELEASEOFA

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COURTTO2HICHTHE2RITISRETURNEDORTHEUDGETHEREOFPOSSESSESFULLAUTHORITYTOEXAMINEALLISSUESRAISEDINTHECASEANDTOSETTLETHESAME/

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URISDICTIONOVERTHEPERSONOFTHERESPONDENT/

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THECOURTORUDGETO2HOMTHE2RITIS

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DUTYTOINQUIREINTOTHEFACTSANDTHELA2

PERTINENTTOTHELEGALITYORILLEGALITYOF

PETITIONERKSDETENTIONANDTOORDERHIS

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6. SAN PEDRO VS COURT OF APPEALS?+0 SCRA 16UDGMENTSINEECTMENTCASES2HICHAREFAVORABLETOTHEPLAINTIFFAREIMMEDIATELYEXECUTORY/ THEYCANBESTAYEDBYTHEDEFENDANTONLYBY:

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