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Practice question: Parties to Civil Actions (Rule 3)

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A minor owns the right being enforced in a civil action. A qualified parent is available to assist. Which approach accords with Rule 3 section 5?
  1. The minor may sue with the parent’s assistance
  2. Only the parent’s unrelated personal claim may be filed
  3. The minor loses the substantive right until age eighteen
  4. The parent must purchase the right before suit
  5. A minor can never be a party in any civil case

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — Rule 3, sections 2–3, 5, 7–11, 16 and 20, real parties, representatives, joinder and death of a party.

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