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Practice question: Presumption of Capacity to Act

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Practice question

Distinguish juridical capacity from capacity to act and explain why physical disability alone should not be treated as total legal incapacity.

Legal references

  • Civil Code Articles 37-39: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
  • Almeda v. Heirs of Ponciano Almeda, G.R. 194189, September 14, 2017: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/sep2017/gr_194189_2017.html

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