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Practice question: Right to Free Access to Courts and Adequate Legal Assistance

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Practice question

Under Rule 3, Section 21, what assessment supports authority to litigate as an indigent, and what fee-related protection does that authority include? Must a bare statement of poverty be accepted without inquiry?

Legal references

  • Rules of Court, Rule 3, Section 21, indigent parties, as reflected in A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC, 2019 Amendments: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html

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