Practice question
First cousins litigate a private debt. Their only family relationship is cousinhood; they are not spouses, ascendants and descendants, or siblings. One insists Article 151 automatically applies solely because any blood relationship is enough. Confine the issue to Article 150's listed family relationships.
- The assertion is too broad because cousinhood alone is not among the listed relationships.
- Every degree of kinship is expressly listed.
- Only surname identity determines the list.
- All private debt suits are prohibited.
- The plaintiff must prove a marriage between the cousins.
Legal references
- Family Code Articles149–151; https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/5/95173
- Civil Code Article2035; https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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