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Practice question: Duration and Effects

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Practice question

A person under civil interdiction seeks to act as guardian over a ward’s person and property during the sentence. The person argues that Article34 only concerns the offender’s own investments. Which is correct?
  1. Article34 also expressly restricts guardianship of the ward’s person or property
  2. Only investments are mentioned
  3. Guardianship is expressly exempt
  4. Civil interdiction is only a prison-location rule
  5. The ward’s interests are irrelevant under the text

Legal references

  • RA7659 Section21, Article27 durations; death provisions read subject to RA9346: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1993/ra_7659_1993.html Section21 Article27.
  • Revised Penal Code specified Articles25,27,34–35,42–45,53–57: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html Articles34–35.

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