Practice question
Following a proper hearing, a court determines that an indigent-authority beneficiary actually has sufficient means. Fees are assessed, but the party fails to pay within the time fixed by the court. Which remedy does Section 21 expressly contemplate?
- Automatic transfer of the judge’s salary
- Execution for payment, without prejudice to other sanctions the court may impose
- Immediate imprisonment merely for debt without process
- A private seizure by the opposing lawyer without court authority
- Permanent extinction of the unpaid fees
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 3, Section 21, as reflected in A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
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