Practice question
A court with jurisdiction renders a valid status judgment within Rule39 §47(a). Counsel says its effect extends automatically to an unrelated business debt not adjudicated in the proceeding. Which is correct?
- Every status judgment determines all debts.
- The judgment automatically cancels every obligation.
- No status judgment can have legal effect.
- The effect is tied to the condition, status or relationship adjudicated, not every unrelated liability.
- The clerk may choose which unrelated debts disappear.
Legal references
- https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2019-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf — Supreme Court official2019 Rules, Rule39§§47–48 and Rules57–61.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2009/feb2009/gr_172172_2009.html — Spouses Yu v Pacleb, GR172172, February24 2009, main decision.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2007/feb2007/gr_161417_2007.html — Biaco v Philippine Countryside Rural Bank, GR161417, February8 2007, main decision.
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