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

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

What is the default treatment under Rule 3, Section 21 of docket and other lawful fees from which an indigent party was exempted if a favorable judgment is rendered?
  1. They automatically become the judge's personal debt
  2. They are always paid by unrelated taxpayers directly to the opponent
  3. They can never be addressed after exemption
  4. They automatically invalidate the judgment
  5. They are a lien on the favorable judgment unless the court otherwise provides

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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