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INSTRUCTIONS This questionnaire is in TWO (2 !A"TS# !art $ %ith ten (10 questions (numbere& $ to ' ( )ontaine& in *i+e (, pa-es. an& !art $$ %ith ten (10 questions (numbere& '$-'' ( )ontaine& in *i+e (, pa-es( *or a tota/ number o* ten (10 pa-es. Write 0our ans%ers to !art $ an& !art $$ in the )orrespon&inportions in&i)ate& in the boo1/et. 2e-in 0our ans%er to ea)h numbere& question on a separate pa-e. an ans%er to a subquestion un&er the same number ma0 be %ritten )ontinuous/0 on the same pa-e an& su))ee&inpa-es unti/ )omp/ete&. Ans%er the questions &ire)t/0 an& )on)ise/0. 3o not repeat the questions. Write /e-ib/0. 4AN3 $N 5O6" NOT72OO8 W$T4 T4$S 967ST$ONNA$"7. :OO3 ;6<8= ANTONIO EDUARDO B. NACHURA <4A$"!7"SON 2009 2A" 7'AM$NAT$ONS <OMM$TT77

PART I I T"67 or ?A;S7. Ans%er T"67 i* the statement is true( or ?A;S7 i* the statement is *a/se. 7Ap/ain 0our ans%er in not more than t%o (2 senten)es. (,B CaD The &o)trine o* Epro)essua/ presumptionF 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%. CbD $n reser+a tron)a/( a// reser+atarios (reser+ees inherit as a )/ass an& in equa/ shares re-ar&/ess o* their proAimit0 in &e-ree to the prepositus. C)D An ora/ partnership is +a/i&. C&D An ora/ promise o* -uarant0 is +a/i& an& bin&in-. CeD A &ea& )hi/& )an be /e-itimate&. II 3r. ;opeG( a H0-0ear 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. "obertoIs %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. ;opeG /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&Is share in the estate /e*t b0 3r. ;opeG( an& her husban&Is share in the pro)ee&s o* 3r. ;opeGIs /i*e insuran)e po/i)0. "u/e on the +a/i&it0 o* Mari/0nIs )/aims %ith reasons. (JB 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 Ma0orIs 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-hborinmuni)ipa/it0. When the se)retar0 )au-ht up %ith the Ma0or at the %e&&inre)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 Ma0orIs 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. CaD $s the marria-e o* Mi)hae/ an& Anna +a/i&( +oi&ab/e( or +oi&K 7Ap/ain 0our ans%er. (3B

CbD What is the status o* the three )hi/&ren o* Mi)hae/ an& AnnaK 7Ap/ain 0our ans%er. (2B C)D What propert0 re-ime -o+erns the properties a)quire& b0 the )oup/eK 7Ap/ain. (2B 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 Loseph. Thus( Wi/ma %ent to a sma// )ountr0 in 7urope( be)ame a natura/iGe& )itiGen o* that )ountr0( &i+or)e& 4arr0( an& marrie& Loseph. A 0ear therea*ter( Wi/ma an& Loseph returne& an& estab/ishe& permanent resi&en)e in the !hi/ippines. CaD $s the &i+or)e obtaine& b0 Wi/ma *rom 4arr0 re)o-niGe& in the !hi/ippinesK 7Ap/ain 0our ans%er. (3B CbD $* 4arr0 hires 0ou as his /a%0er( %hat /e-a/ re)ourse %ou/& 0ou a&+ise him to ta1eK Wh0K (2B C)D 4arr0 te//s 0ou that he has *a//en in /o+e %ith another %oman( 7/iGabeth( an& %ants to marr0 her be)ause( a*ter a//( Wi/ma is a/rea&0 marrie& to Loseph. <an 4arr0 /e-a//0 marr0 7/iGabethK 7Ap/ain. (2B 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/&renIs birth )erti*i)ates %ere &u/0 si-ne& b0 <onra&o( sho%in- them to be the )oup/eIs /e-itimate )hi/&ren.

;ater( one 7&i/berto &e /a <ruG eAe)ute& a notaria/ &o)ument a)1no%/e&-in- A/berto an& 2a/&omero as his i//e-itimate )hi/&ren %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&Is 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/bertoK 7Ap/ain. (JB VI On 3e)ember 1( 2000( 3r. Luanito ?uentes eAe)ute& a ho/o-raphi) %i//( %herein he -a+e nothin- to his re)o-niGe& i//e-itimate son( La0. 3r. ?uentes /e*t *or the 6nite& States( passe& the Ne% 5or1 me&i)a/ /i)ensure eAaminations( resi&e& therein( an& be)ame a natura/iGe& Ameri)an )itiGen. 4e &ie& in Ne% 5or1 in 200H. The /a%s o* Ne% 5or1 &o not re)o-niGe ho/o-raphi) %i//s or )ompu/sor0 heirs. CaD <an the ho/o-raphi) %i// o* 3r. ?uentes be a&mitte& to probate in the !hi/ippinesK Wh0 or %h0 notK (3B CbD Assumin- that the %i// is probate& in the !hi/ippines( )an La0 +a/i&/0 insist that he be -i+en his /e-itimeK Wh0 or %h0 notK (3B 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#

CaD $* "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 K 7Ap/ain. (3B CbD $* "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 K 7Ap/ain. (3B VIII Lu&e o%ne& a bui/&in- %hi)h he ha& /ease& to se+era/ tenants. Without in*ormin- his tenants( Lu&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 eApire&. $s $/&e*onso boun& to respe)t the /ease )ontra)ts bet%een Lu&e an& his tenantsK 7Ap/ain 0our ans%er. (3B 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/eIs propert0 in 9ueGon <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 200J( ;uis re-istere& the &ee& o* )on+e0an)e( an& tit/e o+er the propert0 %as trans*erre& in his name.

$n 200M( 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-htsK 7Ap/ain *u//0. (JB X "omme/Is 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 /atterIs &eath. "omme/ is not in the )ar %hen the in)i&ent happene&. CaD $s "omme/ /iab/e *or &ama-es to the heirs o* the &e)ease&K 7Ap/ain. (2B CbD Wou/& 0our ans%er be the same i* "omme/ %as in the )ar at the time o* the a))i&entK 7Ap/ain. (2B *** END OF PART I *** PART II XI T"67 or ?A;S7. Ans%er T"67 i* the statement is true( or ?A;S7 i* the statement is *a/se. 7Ap/ain 0our ans%er in not more than t%o (2 senten)es. (,B CaD 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&. CbD $* there is no marria-e sett/ement( the sa/ar0 o* a EspouseF

in an a&u/terous marria-e be/on-s to the )onNu-a/ partnership o* -ains. C)D 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 notariGe& &o)ument( the o%ner o* the ser+ient estate *rom eAe)utin- an a)t %hi)h %ou/& be /a%*u/ %ithout the easement. C&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 taAes an& eApenses *or the preser+ation o* the propert0 )onstitutes &a)ion en pa-o. CeD A person )an &ispose o* his )orpse throu-h an a)t inter +i+os. XII 7mmanue/ an& Mar-arita( Ameri)an )itiGens 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 spousesI 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&Is steri/it0 at the time o* the )e/ebration o* the marria-e. CaD Wi// the suit prosperK 7Ap/ain 0our ans%er. (3B CbD 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/Is steri/it0K 7Ap/ain. (3B

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 petitionerIs &eath. CaD Shou/& the )ase be &ismisse&K 7Ap/ain. (2B CbD 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-sK 7Ap/ain. (2B 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/ eApenses 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& eAemp/ar0( to tea)h a /esson to /i1e-min&e& ;otharios. CaD $* 0ou %ere the Nu&-e( %ou/& 0ou a%ar& a// the )/aims o* NanetteK 7Ap/ain. (3B CbD 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 surnameK Wh0 or %h0 notK (2B C)D When "ona rea)hes se+en (H 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 "onaIs )hoi)e as )usto&ia/ parent( %i// the )ourt -rant "o&o/*oIs petitionK Wh0 or %h0 notK (2B 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 SarahIs &eposit a*ter noti)e to her that this is a *orm o* )ompensation a//o%e& b0 /a%. $s the ban1 )orre)tK 7Ap/ain. (JB 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& taAes on the /an&( as sho%n b0 taA &e)/arations( *or o+er thirt0 0ears. When Mar)iano /earne& o* the in)rease in the siGe 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/&. CaD $s Mar)iano )orre)tK 7Ap/ain. (3B CbD What ri-hts( i* an0( &oes 6/piano ha+e a-ainst Mar)ianoK 7Ap/ain. (3B XVII "osario obtaine& a /oan o* !100(000.00 *rom Lenni*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// eAe)ute a &o)ument in *a+or o* Lenni*er pro+i&in- that the rin- sha// automati)a//0 be )onsi&ere& *u// pa0ment o* the /oan. CaD $s the )ontra)t +a/i&K 7Ap/ain. (3B CbD Wi// 0our ans%er to CaD be the same i* the )ontra)t stipu/ates that upon *ai/ure o* "osario to re&eem the rin- on &ue &ate( Lenni*er ma0 imme&iate/0 se// the rin- an& appropriate the entire pro)ee&s thereo* *or herse/* as *u// pa0ment o* the /oanK "easons. (3B XVIII

The $*u-ao Arms is a )on&ominium proNe)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 proNe)tK 7Ap/ain. (JB XIX $n 19H2( ;u)iano &e /a <ruG so/& to <hua <hun- <hun( a <hinese )itiGen( 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( Lu/ian( is a natura/iGe& ?i/ipino )itiGen. SiA 0ears a*ter <huaIs &eath( the heirs eAe)ute& an eAtraNu&i)ia/ sett/ement o* estate( an& the par)e/ o* /an& %as a//o)ate& to Lu/ian. $n 200H( ;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. Lu/ian mo+e& to &ismiss the suit on -roun&s o* pari &e/i)to( /a)hes an& a)quisiti+e pres)ription. 3e)i&e the )ase %ith reasons. (JB XX CaD $* ;i-a0a( a ?i/ipino )itiGen 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/0K 7Ap/ain. (2B CbD $* 4enr0( an Ameri)an )itiGen 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/0K 7Ap/ain. (2B *** END OF PART II *** RETURN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE WITH YOUR BOOKLET