Civil Law Review 1 Final Exam With Answers

CIVIL LAW REVIEW 1 FINAL EXAM LJC Notes

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CIVIL LAW REVIEW FINAL EXAM Atty Genevieve Marie D.B. Paulino 2015

1. Explain Explain the IRON CURT CURTAIN AIN RULE by giving giving an exapl exaple. e. !1" pt#$ pt#$  ANSWER%  ANSWER% Art. 992 of the Civil Coe !rovies that ille"iti#ate $hilren $annot inherit a% intestato fro# the le"iti#ate $hilren an relatives of his #other or father. Le"iti#ate $hilren an relatives $annot inherit in the sa#e &ay fro# the ille"iti#ate $hil. Note' (he iron $urtain rule only a!!lies in intestate su$$ession. (here is a %arrier re$o"ni)e %y la& %et&een the le"iti#ate relatives an the ille"iti#ate $hil so that one $annot inherit fro# the other an vi$e*versa. +atio +ationa nale' le' (he la& la& !resu !resu#es #es the e,ist e,isten$ en$e e of anta"o anta"onis nis# # %et&ee %et&een n the ille"iti#ate $hil an the le"iti#ate relatives of his !arents.

2. &tate the 'e()i'een 'e()i'eent# t# #* that a a''iage a''iage +an be vali,ly +eleb'ate, in a pla+e *the' than the a)th*'i-e, ven)e#. ! pt#$  ANSWER%  ANSWER% /R% Must %e sole#ni)e !u%li$ly &ithin the -urisi$tion of the authority of the sole#ni)in" o$er' 1. Cha#%e Cha#%ers rs of the the -u"e -u"e or or in o!en o!en $ourt $ourt 2. Chur$ Chur$h/ h/ $ha!el $ha!el or te#!le te#!le . $e of the $onsul*"e $onsul*"enera neral/ l/ $onsul $onsul or or vi$e*$on vi$e*$onsul sul PN3' 1. Marria Marria"e "e at at the !oint !oint of eath eath 2. Marria Marria"e "e in in re#o re#ote te !la$ !la$es es . Marria Marria"e "e at a house house or !la$e !la$e esi"nat esi"nate e %y the !arti !arties es &ith the &ritte &ritten n $onsent to the sole#ni)in" o$er to that e4e$t.

0. In a n)llity n)llity * a''iage a''iage +a#e#2 +a#e#2 the p'i*' p'i*' inve#tigat inve#tigati*n i*n by the the 3#+al t* ,ete'ine 4hethe' *' n*t +*ll)#i*n exi#t# bet4een the pa'tie#2 i# a +*n,iti*n #ine ()a n*n *' )'the' p'*+ee,ing#. What i# the e5e+t i  the'e the'e i# n* #)+h #)+h inve#t inve#tiga igati*n ti*n b)t ,)'ing ,)'ing the hea'in hea'ing2 g2 the 3#+al a+tive a+tively ly pa'ti+ pa'ti+ipa ipate, te, an, +'*##6 +'*##6exa exain ine, e, the 4itne# 4itne##e# #e# an, even even p'e# p'e#en ente te, , the the an#4 an#4e'i e'ing ng ,ee ,een, n,an antt ,)'in ,)'ing g the the p'e# p'e#en enta tati* ti*n n *  ,een,ant7# evi,en+e. Explain )lly. !1" pt#$ AN&WER%  (he role of the !rose$utin" !rose$utin" attorney or s$al in annul#ent of #arria"e #arria"e an le"al se!aration !ro$eein"s is to eter#ine eter#ine &hether $ollusion e,ists %et&een the !arties an to ta6e $are that the evien$e is not su!!resse or fa%ri$ate. Petitioners vehe#ent o!!osition to the annul#ent !ro$eein"s ne"ates the $on$lusion that $ollusion e,iste %et&een the !arties. (here is no alle"ation %y the !etitioner that evien$e &as su!!resse or fa%ri$ate %y any of the

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!arties. 7ner these $ir$u#stan$es/ &e are $onvin$e that the non* intervention of a !rose$utin" attorney to assure la$6 of $ollusion %et&een the $ontenin" !arties is not fatal to the valiity of the !ro$eein"s in the trial $ourt. 8(uason vs. CA

Art. :;. i# Chee herself. An intent to is!ose #ortis $ausa $an %e $learly eu$e fro# the ter#s of the instru#ent/ an &hile it oes not #a6e an ar#ative is!osition of the latters !ro!erty/ the isinheritan$e of Geral/ nonetheless/ is an a$t of  is!osition in itself.