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TRUE or FALSE. Ans%er T"67 i* the statement is true( or @A;S7 i* the statement is *a/se. 7Bp/ain 0our ans%er in not more than t%o (2 senten)es. (,C a. The &o)trine o* Dpro)essua/ presumptionD a//o%s the )ourt o* the *orum to presume that the *orei-n /a% app/i)ab/e to the )ase is the same as the /o)a/ or &omesti) /a%. b. $n reserva troncal, a// reservatarios (reser+ees inherit as a )/ass an& in equa/ shares re-ar&/ess o* their proBimit0 in &e-ree to the prepositus. ). An ora/ partnership is +a/i&. &. An ora/ promise o* -uarant0 is +a/i& an& bin&in-. e. A &ea& )hi/& )an be /e-itimate&. II 3r. ;opeE( a F0-0ear o/& %i&o%er( an& his son "oberto both &ie& in a *ire that -utte& their home %hi/e the0 %ere s/eepin- in their air-)on&itione& rooms. "obertoGs %i*e( Mari/0n( an& their t%o )hi/&ren %ere spare& be)ause the0 %ere in the pro+in)e at the time. 3r. ;opeE /e*t an estate %orth !20M an& a /i*e insuran)e po/i)0 in the amount o* !1M %ith his three )hi/&ren --- one o* %hom is "oberto --- as bene*i)iaries. Mari/0n is no% )/aimin- *or herse/* an& her )hi/&ren her husban&Gs share in the estate /e*t b0 3r. ;opeE( an& her husban&Gs share in the pro)ee&s o* 3r. ;opeEGs /i*e insuran)e po/i)0. "u/e on the +a/i&it0 o* Mari/0nGs )/aims %ith reasons. (HC III $n 3e)ember 2000( Mi)hae/ an& Anna( a*ter obtainin- a +a/i& marria-e /i)ense( %ent to the O**i)e o* the Ma0or o* 6rbano( 2u/a)an( to -et marrie&. The Ma0or %as not there( but the Ma0orGs se)retar0 as1e& Mi)hae/ an& Anna an& their %itnesses to *i// up an& si-n the require& marria-e )ontra)t *orms. The se)retar0 then to/& them to %ait( an& %ent out to /oo1 *or the Ma0or %ho %as atten&in- a %e&&in- in a nei-hborin- muni)ipa/it0. When the se)retar0 )au-ht up %ith the Ma0or at the %e&&in- re)eption( she sho%e& him the marria-e )ontra)t *orms an& to/& him that the )oup/e an& their %itnesses %ere %aitin- in his o**i)e. The Ma0or *orth%ith si-ne& a// the )opies o* the marria-e )ontra)t( -a+e them to the se)retar0 %ho returne& to the Ma0orGs o**i)e. She then -a+e )opies o* the marria-e )ontra)t to the parties( an& to/& Mi)hae/ an& Anna that the0 %ere a/rea&0 marrie&. Therea*ter( the )oup/e /i+e& to-ether as husban& an& %i*e( an& ha& three sons. a. $s the marria-e o* Mi)hae/ an& Anna +a/i&( +oi&ab/e( or +oi&I 7Bp/ain 0our ans%er. (3C b. What is the status o* the three )hi/&ren o* Mi)hae/ an& AnnaI 7Bp/ain 0our ans%er. (2C ). What propert0 re-ime -o+erns the properties a)quire& b0 the )oup/eI 7Bp/ain. (2C

IV 4arr0 marrie& Wi/ma( a +er0 %ea/th0 %oman. 2are/0 *i+e (, 0ears into the marria-e( Wi/ma *e// in /o+e %ith Joseph. Thus( Wi/ma %ent to a sma// )ountr0 in 7urope( be)ame a natura/iEe& )itiEen o* that )ountr0( &i+or)e& 4arr0( an& marrie& Joseph. A 0ear therea*ter( Wi/ma an& Joseph returne& an& estab/ishe& permanent resi&en)e in the !hi/ippines. a. $s the &i+or)e obtaine& b0 Wi/ma *rom 4arr0 re)o-niEe& in the !hi/ippinesI 7Bp/ain 0our ans%er. (3C b. $* 4arr0 hires 0ou as his /a%0er( %hat /e-a/ re)ourse %ou/& 0ou a&+ise him to ta1eI Wh0I (2C ). 4arr0 te//s 0ou that he has *a//en in /o+e %ith another %oman( 7/iEabeth( an& %ants to marr0 her be)ause( a*ter a//( Wi/ma is a/rea&0 marrie& to Joseph. <an 4arr0 /e-a//0 marr0 7/iEabethI 7Bp/ain. (2C V @our )hi/&ren( name/0# A/berto( 2a/&omero( <ari&a&( an& 3ios)oro( %ere born to the spouses <onra&o an& </arita &e /a <osta. The )hi/&renGs birth )erti*i)ates %ere &u/0 si-ne& b0 <onra&o( sho%in- them to be the )oup/eGs /e-itimate )hi/&ren. ;ater( one 7&i/berto &e /a <ruE eBe)ute& a notaria/ &o)ument a)1no%/e&-in- A/berto an& 2a/&omero as his i//e-itimate )hi/&ren K%ith </arita. 7&i/berto &ie& /ea+in- substantia/ properties. $n the sett/ement o* his estate( A/berto an& 2a/&omero inter+ene& )/aimin- shares as the &e)ease&Gs i//e-itimate )hi/&ren. The /e-itimate *ami/0 o* 7&i/berto oppose& the )/aim. Are A/berto an& 2a/&omero entit/e& to share in the estate o* 7&i/bertoI 7Bp/ain. (HC VI On 3e)ember 1( 2000( 3r. Juanito @uentes eBe)ute& a ho/o-raphi) %i//( %herein he -a+e nothin- to his re)o-niEe& i//e-itimate son( Ja0. 3r. @uentes /e*t *or the 6nite& States( passe& the Ne% 5or1 me&i)a/ /i)ensure eBaminations( resi&e& therein( an& be)ame a natura/iEe& Ameri)an )itiEen. 4e &ie& in Ne% 5or1 in 200F. The /a%s o* Ne% 5or1 &o not re)o-niEe ho/o-raphi) %i//s or )ompu/sor0 heirs. a. <an the ho/o-raphi) %i// o* 3r. @uentes be a&mitte& to probate in the !hi/ippinesI Wh0 or %h0 notI (3C b. Assumin- that the %i// is probate& in the !hi/ippines( )an Ja0 +a/i&/0 insist that he be -i+en his /e-itimeI Wh0 or %h0 notI (3C VII "amon Ma0aman &ie& intestate( /ea+in- a net estate o* !10(000(000.00. 3etermine ho% mu)h ea)h heir %i// re)ei+e *rom the estate# a. $* "amon is sur+i+e& b0 his %i*e( three *u//-b/oo& brothers( t%o ha/*-brothers( an& one nephe% (the son o* a &e)ease& *u//-b/oo& brother I 7Bp/ain. (3C b. $* "amon is sur+i+e& b0 his %i*e( a ha/*-sister( an& three nephe%s (sons o* a

&e)ease& *u//-b/oo& brother I 7Bp/ain. (3C VIII Ju&e o%ne& a bui/&in- %hi)h he ha& /ease& to se+era/ tenants. Without in*ormin- his tenants( Ju&e so/& the bui/&in- to $/&e*onso. Therea*ter( the /atter noti*ie& a// the tenants that he is the ne% o%ner o* the bui/&in-. $/&e*onso or&ere& the tenants to +a)ate the premises %ithin thirt0 (30 &a0s *rom noti)e be)ause he ha& other p/ans *or the bui/&in-. The tenants re*use& to +a)ate( insistin- that the0 %i// on/0 &o so %hen the term o* their /ease sha// ha+e eBpire&. $s $/&e*onso boun& to respe)t the /ease )ontra)ts bet%een Ju&e an& his tenantsI 7Bp/ain 0our ans%er. (3C IX 2e*ore mi-ratin- to <ana&a in 1992( the spouses Teo&oro an& Anita entruste& a// their /e-a/ papers an& &o)uments to their nephe%( Att0. Tan. Ta1in- a&+anta-e o* the situation( Att0. Tan *or-e& a &ee& o* sa/e( ma1in- it appear that he ha& bou-ht the )oup/eGs propert0 in 9ueEon <it0. $n 2000( he su))ee&e& in obtainin- a T<T o+er the propert0 in his name. Subsequent/0( Att0. Tan so/& the same propert0 to ;uis( %ho bui/t an auto repair shop on the propert0. $n 200H( ;uis re-istere& the &ee& o* )on+e0an)e( an& tit/e o+er the propert0 %as trans*erre& in his name. $n 200L( the spouses Teo&oro an& Anita )ame to the !hi/ippines *or a +isit an& &is)o+ere& %hat ha& happene& to their propert0. The0 imme&iate/0 hire 0ou as /a%0er. What a)tion or a)tions %i// 0ou institute in or&er to +in&i)ate their ri-htsI 7Bp/ain *u//0. (HC X "omme/Gs pri+ate )ar( %hi/e bein- &ri+en b0 the re-u/ar *ami/0 &ri+er( Ama&o( hits a pe&estrian )ausin- the /atterGs &eath. "omme/ is not in the )ar %hen the in)i&ent happene&. a. $s "omme/ /iab/e *or &ama-es to the heirs o* the &e)ease&I 7Bp/ain. (2C b. Wou/& 0our ans%er be the same i* "omme/ %as in the )ar at the time o* the a))i&entI 7Bp/ain. (2C

PART II XI TRUE or FALSE. Ans%er T"67 i* the statement is true( or @A;S7 i* the statement is *a/se. 7Bp/ain 0our ans%er in not more than t%o (2 senten)es. (,C a. A )/ause in an arbitration )ontra)t -rantin- one o* the parties the po%er to )hoose more arbitrators than the other ren&ers the arbitration )ontra)t +oi&. b. $* there is no marria-e sett/ement( the sa/ar0 o* a DspouseD in an a&u/terous marria-e be/on-s to the )onMu-a/ partnership o* -ains. ). A)quisiti+e pres)ription o* a ne-ati+e easement runs *rom the time the o%ner o* the &ominant estate *orbi&s( in a notariEe& &o)ument( the o%ner o* the ser+ient estate

*rom eBe)utin- an a)t %hi)h %ou/& be /a%*u/ %ithout the easement.

d. The renun)iation b0 a )o-o%ner o* his un&i+i&e& share in the )o-o%ne& propert0 in

/ieu o* the per*orman)e o* his ob/i-ation to )ontribute to taBes an& eBpenses *or the preser+ation o* the propert0 )onstitutes dacion en pago. e. A person )an &ispose o* his )orpse throu-h an a)t intervivos. XII 7mmanue/ an& Mar-arita( Ameri)an )itiEens an& emp/o0ees o* the 6.S. State 3epartment( -ot marrie& in the A*ri)an state o* 8en0a %here steri/it0 is a -roun& *or annu/ment o* marria-e. Therea*ter( the spouses %ere assi-ne& to the 6.S. 7mbass0 in Mani/a. On the *irst 0ear o* the spousesG tour o* &ut0 in the !hi/ippines( Mar-arita *i/e& an annu/ment )ase a-ainst 7mmanue/ be*ore a !hi/ippine )ourt on the -roun& o* her husban&Gs steri/it0 at the time o* the )e/ebration o* the marria-e. a. Wi// the suit prosperI 7Bp/ain 0our ans%er. (3C b. Assume 7mmanue/ an& Mar-arita are both @i/ipinos. A*ter their %e&&in- in 8en0a( the0 )ome ba)1 an& ta1e up resi&en)e in the !hi/ippines. <an their marria-e be annu//e& on the -roun& o* 7mmanue/Gs steri/it0I 7Bp/ain. (3C XIII "a*ae/( a %ea/th0 ba)he/or( *i/e& a petition *or the a&option o* 3o//0( a one-0ear o/& *oun&/in%ho ha& a se+ere heart ai/ment. 3urin- the pen&en)0 o* the a&option pro)ee&in-s( "a*ae/ &ie& o* natura/ )auses. The O**i)e o* the So/i)itor :enera/ *i/es a motion to &ismiss the petition on the -roun& that the )ase )an no /on-er pro)ee& be)ause o* the petitionerGs &eath. a. Shou/& the )ase be &ismisse&I 7Bp/ain. (2C b. Wi// 0our ans%er be the same i* it %as 3o//0 %ho &ie& &urin- the pen&en)0 o* the a&option pro)ee&in-sI 7Bp/ain. (2C XIV "o&o/*o( marrie& to Sharon( ha& an i//i)it a**air %ith his se)retar0( Nanette( a 19-0ear o/& -ir/( an& be-ot a bab0 -ir/( "ona. Nanette sue& "o&o/*o *or &ama-es# a)tua/( *or hospita/ an& other me&i)a/ eBpenses in &e/i+erin- the )hi/& b0 )aesarean se)tion. mora/( )/aimin- that "o&o/*o promise& to marr0 her( representin- that he %as sin-/e %hen( in *a)t( he %as not. an& eBemp/ar0( to tea)h a /esson to /i1e-min&e& ;otharios. a. $* 0ou %ere the Mu&-e( %ou/& 0ou a%ar& a// the )/aims o* NanetteI 7Bp/ain. (3C b. Suppose "o&o/*o /ater on a)1no%/e&-es "ona an& -i+es her re-u/ar support( )an he )ompe/ her to use his surnameI Wh0 or %h0 notI (2C ). When "ona rea)hes se+en (F 0ears o/&( she te//s "o&o/*o that she pre*ers to /i+e %ith him( be)ause he is better o** *inan)ia//0 than Nanette. $* "o&o/*o *i/es an a)tion *or the )usto&0 o* "ona( a//e-in- that he is "onaGs )hoi)e as )usto&ia/ parent( %i// the )ourt -rant "o&o/*oGs petitionI Wh0 or %h0 notI (2C

XV Sarah ha& a &eposit in a sa+in-s a))ount %ith @i/ipino 6ni+ersa/ 2an1 in the amount o* *i+e mi//ion pesos (!,(000(000.00 . To bu0 a ne% )ar( she obtaine& a /oan *rom the same ban1 in the amount o* !1(200(000.00( pa0ab/e in t%e/+e month/0 insta//ments. Sarah issue& in *a+or o* the ban1 post-&ate& )he)1s( ea)h in the amount o* !100(000.00( to )o+er the t%e/+e month/0 insta//ment pa0ments. On the thir&( *ourth an& *i*th months( the )orrespon&in- )he)1s boun)e&. The ban1 then &e)/are& the %ho/e ob/i-ation &ue( an& pro)ee&e& to &e&u)t the amount o* one mi//ion pesos (!1(000(000.00 *rom SarahGs &eposit a*ter noti)e to her that this is a *orm o* )ompensation a//o%e& b0 /a%. $s the ban1 )orre)tI 7Bp/ain. (HC XVI Mar)iano is the o%ner o* a par)e/ o* /an& throu-h %hi)h a ri+er runs out into the sea. The /an& ha& been brou-ht un&er the Torrens S0stem( an& is )u/ti+ate& b0 6/piano an& his *ami/0 as *arm%or1ers therein. O+er the 0ears( the ri+er has brou-ht si/t an& se&iment *rom its sour)es up in the mountains an& *orests so that -ra&ua//0 the /an& o%ne& b0 Mar)iano in)rease& in area b0 three he)tares. 6/piano bui/t three huts on this a&&itiona/ area( %here he an& his t%o marrie& )hi/&ren /i+e. On this same area( 6/piano an& his *ami/0 p/ante& peanuts( mon--o beans an& +e-etab/es. 6/piano a/so re-u/ar/0 pai& taBes on the /an&( as sho%n b0 taB &e)/arations( *or o+er thirt0 0ears. When Mar)iano /earne& o* the in)rease in the siEe o* the /an&( he or&ere& 6/piano to &emo/ish the huts( an& &eman&e& that he be pai& his share in the pro)ee&s o* the har+est. Mar)iano )/aims that un&er the <i+i/ <o&e( the a//u+ium be/on-s to him as a re-istere& riparian o%ner to %hose /an& the a))retion atta)hes( an& that his ri-ht is en*or)eab/e a-ainst the %ho/e %or/&. a. $s Mar)iano )orre)tI 7Bp/ain. (3C b. What ri-hts( i* an0( &oes 6/piano ha+e a-ainst Mar)ianoI 7Bp/ain. (3C XVII "osario obtaine& a /oan o* !100(000.00 *rom Jenni*er( an& p/e&-e& her &iamon& rin-. The )ontra)t si-ne& b0 the parties stipu/ate& that i* "osario is unab/e to re&eem the rin- on &ue &ate( she %i// eBe)ute a &o)ument in *a+or o* Jenni*er pro+i&in- that the rin- sha// automati)a//0 be )onsi&ere& *u// pa0ment o* the /oan. a. $s the )ontra)t +a/i&I 7Bp/ain. (3C b. Wi// 0our ans%er to NaO be the same i* the )ontra)t stipu/ates that upon *ai/ure o* "osario to re&eem the rin- on &ue &ate( Jenni*er ma0 imme&iate/0 se// the rin- an& appropriate the entire pro)ee&s thereo* *or herse/* as *u// pa0ment o* the /oanI "easons. (3C XVIII The $*u-ao Arms is a )on&ominium proMe)t in 2a-uio <it0. A stron- earthqua1e o))urre& %hi)h /e*t hu-e )ra)1s in the outer %a//s o* the bui/&in-. As a resu/t( a number o*

)on&ominium units %ere ren&ere& un*it *or use. Ma0 7&%in( o%ner o* one o* the )on&ominium units a**e)te&( /e-a//0 sue *or partition b0 sa/e o* the %ho/e proMe)tI 7Bp/ain. (HC XIX $n 19F2( ;u)iano &e /a <ruE so/& to <hua <hun- <hun( a <hinese )itiEen( a par)e/ o* /an& in 2inon&o. <hua &ie& in 1990( /ea+in- behin& his %i*e an& three )hi/&ren( one o* %hom( Ju/ian( is a natura/iEe& @i/ipino )itiEen. SiB 0ears a*ter <huaGs &eath( the heirs eBe)ute& an eBtraMu&i)ia/ sett/ement o* estate( an& the par)e/ o* /an& %as a//o)ate& to Ju/ian. $n 200F( ;u)iano *i/e& suit to re)o+er the /an& he so/& to <hua( a//e-in- that the sa/e %as +oi& be)ause it )ontra+ene& the <onstitution %hi)h prohibits the sa/e o* pri+ate /an&s to a/iens. Ju/ian mo+e& to &ismiss the suit on -roun&s o* pari delicto, /a)hes an& a)quisiti+e pres)ription. 3e)i&e the )ase %ith reasons. (HC XX a. $* ;i-a0a( a @i/ipino )itiEen resi&in- in the 6nite& States( *i/es a petition *or )han-e o* name be*ore the 3istri)t <ourt o* Ne% 5or1( %hat /a% sha// app/0I 7Bp/ain. (2C b. $* 4enr0( an Ameri)an )itiEen resi&in- in the !hi/ippines( *i/es a petition *or )han-e o* name be*ore a !hi/ippine )ourt( %hat /a% sha// app/0I 7Bp/ain. (2C

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