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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:
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'&! 0'' e "e8e+!e1 #" & 1&.."#/e1% !he."#+ee1*4 &h'' +#*!*,e & * *!e&!+52
WHEREINTESTATEPROCEEDINGSHADBEENCOMMENCED%THEPROBATEOFWILLSHOULDBEFILEDINTHESAMECOURT% EITHERINASEPARATESPECIALPROCEEDINGORINANAPPROPRIATEMOTIONOFRSAIDPURPOSEFILEDINTHEALREADYPENDINGINTESTATEPROCEEDINGS:
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&ee9*4 !he ."#!e #$ !he 0'' h1 ee**$#"me1 #$ h1 9*#0'e14e #$ !he.e*1e*+5 #$ !he *!e&!!e ."#+ee1*4&2
UESTIONOFAC3NOWLEDGMENTASANATURALCHILDOFTESTATORMAYBEPRESENTEDTOPROBATECOURT:
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!he 1e+e&e1 !e&!!#"% &1 +#,"! h/*4%* !& +.+!5 & ."#!e +#,"!%
8,"&1+!#* !# 1e+'"e 0h# "e !he he"& #$!he 1e+e&e1 !e&!!#" *1 0he!he" #" *#! ."!+,'" ."!5 & #" &h#,'1 e 1e+'"e1h& +9*#0'e14e1 *!,"' +h'12
WAIVEROFIMPROPERVENUE:
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."#+e1,"' 1e$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:
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#$ ."!!#* *+',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
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THEREQUIREMENTTHATAPARTITIONBEPUTINAPUBLICDOCUMENTANDREGISTEREDHASFORITSPURPOSETHEPROTECTIONOFCREDITORSANDATTHESAMETIMETHEPROTECTIONOFTHEHEIRSTHEMSELVESAGAINSTTARDYCLAIMS:
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+"e1!#"&2
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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
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+#m.e!e*! $#" !he he"& #$ * e&!!e !#
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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$T(E!EI"&1OO#!E&"ON"C(&""ECTION42
ESTATEOFDECEASEDPERSONS: SUMMARYSETTLEMENT NONECESSITYFORINSTITUTIONOFSPECIALPROCEEDING:
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he"& #" 'e4!ee& "e '' #$ 4e% & * !h&
+&e% !he"e & *# *e+e&&!5 $#" !he
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UNVERIFIEDALLEGATIONTHATESTATEHASEXISTINGDEBTOROTHERPROPERTIESINTHEPOSSESSIONOFONEOFTHEHEIRSARENOTSUFFICIENTCAUSEFORADMINISTRATIONPROCEEDINGS/
FACT: !he he"& h1 '"e15 e*!e"e1 *!#
e7!"8,1+' ."!!#* *1 &e!!'eme*! #$ !he
e&!!e% #* !he "e."e&e*!!#* !h! !he"e
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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/
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!0# #" m#"e he"&% #!h #" '' #$ !hem
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&e!!'eme*!2
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.e"*& 0h# 11 *#! !9e ."! !he"e* #"
h1 *# *#!+e #" 9*#0'e14e !he"e#$2
THERECANNOTBEANYDOUBTTHATTHOSE2HO
TOO3PARTORHAD3NO2LEDGEOFTHE
EXTRAUDICIALSETTLEMENTAREBOUND
THEREBY/
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!# !hem $#" &,+h "4h!& #" *!e"e&!2
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!he &e!!'eme*! *#" h1 *# *#!+e #$ !he
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5e"&2
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!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/
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R,'e #$ e&$#it% & * e8 parte ."#+ee1*42
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!he 1e+e1e*! #" #$ !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
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. SAN RUI V. SAN RUI 16 SCRS +6*J+ ONT(E-E&NIN1O$!E"I#ENCE&"#I"TIN1I"(E#
UNDERSECTION1? RULE70 OFTHERULESOFCOURT? THEPETITIONFORLETTERSOF
ADMINISTRATIONOFTHEESTATEOFDECEASED
SHOULDBEFILEDINTHEREGIONALTRIALCOURT
OFTHEPROVINCE9IN2HICHHERESIDESATTHE
TIMEOFHISDEATH.9
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",'e& Se+!#* @% R,'e #$ !he Re/&e1
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FORPURPOSESOFFIXINGVENUEUNDERTHERULESOFCOURT? THE9RESIDENCE9 OFAPERSONISHISPERSONAL? ACTUALORPHYSICALHABITATION? ORACTUALRESIDENCEORPLACEOFABODE? 2HICHMAYNOTNECESSARILYBEHISLEGALRESIDENCEORDOMICILEPROVIDEDHERESIDESTHEREIN2ITHCONTINUITYANDCONSISTENCY.
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. CUA V. VARGAS , SCRA 076*J+ P%'IC&TIONO$EXT!&J#ICI&'"ETT'E-ENT
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THEOBLIGATIONTOSERVEWRITTENNOTICEDEVOLVESUPONTHEVENDORCOHEIRSBECAUSETHELATTERAREINTHEBESTPOSITIONTO3NOWTHEOTHERCOOWNERSWHO% UNDERTHELAW% MUSTBENOTIFIEDOF
THESALE:
7. CRISTOBAL4CRU V. CRISTOBAL? 6-SCRA 07
*J+ ONEXT!&J#ICI&'P&!TITION)(E!E"O-E(EI!")E!EN'&)$''#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
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*!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
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S,."eme C#,"! m5 #"1e" +h*4e #$
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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:
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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* $!e" !he&1 .."#/' h& ee* 4/e*2
6. GAN VS YAP? 1,6 PHIL ,EXECUTIONANDCONTENTSOF2ILL? HO2PROVED/
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. BALANAY? R. VS MARTINE? 6 S 6+
2HEREPRACTICALCONSIDERATIONSDEMANDTHATTHEINTRINSICVALIDITYOFTHE2ILLBEPASSEDUPON? EVENBEFOREPROBATED? THECOURTSHOULDMEETTHEISSUE/
A NOTICETOCREDITORSISNOTINORDERIF
ONLYASPECIALADMINISTRATORHASBEENAPPOINTED/
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7. MANINANG VS COURT OF APPEALS116 S 67-
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THEFACTTHATTHEPROBATECOURTDECLAREDADEVISEMADEINA2ILLNULLANDVOID2ILLBESUSTAINED2HERENOUSEFULPURPOSE2ILLBESERVEDBYREQUIRINGTHEFILINGOFASEPARATEDCIVILACTIONANDRESTRICTINGTHE
COURTONLYTOTHEISSUEOFEXTRINSICVALIDITY
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RULE 7 ALLO2ANCE OR DISALLO2ANCEOF 2ILL
1. DE GUMAN V. UDGE ANGELES G.R.NO. 7-,?
On pub9ication
REQUIREMENTBEFORETHECOURTMAYACQUIRE
URISDICTIONOVERTHECASEFORTHEPROBATE
OFA2ILLANDADMINISTRATIONORPROPERTIES/
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NOTICETHROUGHPUBLICATIONOFTHEPETITION
FORTHESETTLEMENTOFESTATEOFADECEASED
PERSONISURISDICTIONAL/
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The ."#!e +#,"! m,&! +,&e *#!+e
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)here no notice has been given to
persons be9ieved to have an interest in
the estate of the deceased person; the
proceeding for the sett9eent of the
estate is void and shou9d be annu99ed2
The reuireent as to notice is essentia9
to the va9idity of the proceeding in that no
person ay be deprived of his right to
property without due process of 9aw2
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SPECIALADMINISTRATOR/THEREPRESENTATIVEOF
DECEDENTAPPOINTED
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6. FLORES V. MAGSUSI APRIL +-? 1*J+ !E&"ON$O!#E&!OO< %EC&"EO$"T!ON1P%'ICPO'ICINT(E'&)
RULE 1. SUNTAY VS SUNTAY? PHIL ,,
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RULE 7-
1. GABRIEL VS COURT OF APPEALS? +1+SCRA 610
ADMINISTRATIONOFDECEDENTESTATE/ ORDEROFPREFERENCEINTHEISSUANCEOFLETTERSOFADMINISTRATIONTOBEOBSERVEDINAPPOINTINGANADMINISTRATOR/
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FOR VALID CAUSE AS SO MAY THE 0,4DAY PERIOD BE LI3E2ISE 2AIVED/+. The 'e!!e"& #$ 1m*&!"!#* m5 e
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CO4ADMINISTRATOR5 VARIOUSREASONS/
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RULE 7
1. PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUMCORPORATION VS DUMLAO? +, SCRA6,
THEALLEGATIONTHATAPETITIONERSEE3ING
LETTERSOFADMINISTRATIONISANINTERESTED
PERSONDOESNOTFALL2ITHINTHE
ENUMERATIONOFURISDICTIONALFACTS/
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URISDICTION MAY BE RAISED AT ANY
STAGE OF THE PROCEEDINGS/
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RULE -+
1. DEPARENO VS ARANARENO? 11SCRA 17
OUSTEROFAPERSONOFTHERIGHTTOINTERVENEININTESTATEPROCEEDINGSASANHEIRISNOTAGROUNDFORREVOCATIONOFAUTHORITYTOACTASANADMINISTRATOROFTHEESTATE/
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AN ADMINISTRATOR DOES NOT HAVE TOBE AN HEIR/
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EXECUTORNAMEDINTHE2ILL2HENMAYBEAPPOINTEDADMINISTRATOR/
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THEREMOVALOFANADMINISTRATORUNDERSECTION+ OFRULE-+ LIES2ITHINTHEDISCRETIONOFTHECOURTAPPOINTINGHIM/
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. SANTERO VS CFI OF CAVITE? 10SCRA 7+-
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ALLO2ANCESFORSUPPORTUNDERSECTION0
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MINORORINCAPACITATED CHILDRENOFTHE
DECEASED/
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MANAGEMENTOFTHEREALASWELLASTHEPERSONAL
ESTATEOFTHEDECEASEDSOLONGASITIS
NECESSARYFORTHEPAYMENTOFTHEDEBTS
ANDEXPENSESFORADMINISTRATION2
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6. AUCIAN VS QUEROL? 0-PHIL 7,7
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A CONTINGENTCLAIMISONE2HICH? BYITSNATUREISNECESSARILYDEPENDENTUPONANUNCERTAINEVENTFORITSEXISTENCEORVALIDITY/
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UDGMENTFORMONEYAGAINSTTHEDECEDENT52HERECLAIMANTFILEDCLAIMAGAINSTTHEDECEDENTINSTEADOFFILINGACTIONTOREVIVEMONEYUDGMENT5 FILINGOFPETITIONFORISSUANCEOFLETTERSOFADMINISTRATION2ITHIN1,4YEARPERIODFORREVIVALOF
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1,. BERNARDO V. CA? SUPRA
11. ORTEGA VS CA 10 SCRA
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1+. CIRCA NILA DEVELOPMENTCORPORATION VS BAYLEN? 17 SCRA,
*J+ ON'I-ITE#J!I"#ICTION
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TO DETERMINE ISSUE OF TITLE/@2 A'' ."!e& h/*4 'e4' *!e"e&! +#*&e*!
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*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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SALEOFIMMOVABLEPROPERTYOFDECEDENT@SESTATEISASPECIALPROCEEDINGSNEEDCOURTAPPROVAL.
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SAIDESTATEARESTILLPENDINGINANOTHERBRANCHOFTHESAMECOURT/
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who has not received his share, is to
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reopening of the probate or adinistrativeproceedings if it had a9ready been c9osed,
and not through an independent action
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11(J) ONVENUE WHERETHERESISSITUATED
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