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Practice question: Lex Rei Sitae

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Practice question

Why does the presence of land in the Philippines not automatically answer every question arising from a foreign decedent’s estate?

Legal references

  • Civil Code Article 16: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
  • Bellis v. Bellis, G.R. L-23678, June 6, 1967: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1967/jun1967/gr_l-23678_1967.html

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