Practice question
A sister and her adult children are genuine co-defendants in their brother/uncle’s property suit. Their collateral relationship is the only relevant link to him. Which Moreno point applies?
- The niece/nephew parties are outside150’s enumeration, so the suit is not exclusively between the listed family members
- Every co-defendant is automatically the plaintiff’s sibling
- The children are the uncle’s descendants
- The sister’s presence converts every party into a listed relation
- Any blood link conclusively requires151
Legal references
- Family Code EO209: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_209_1987.html Articles149–151.
- Moreno v Kahn GR217744 July30,2018 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2018/jul2018/gr_217744_2018.html MAIN strangers and nonjurisdictional condition.
- Heirs of Favis v Gonzales GR185922 January15,2014 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2014/jan2014/gr_185922_2014.html MAIN waived ground.
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