Practice question
A defendant fails to answer a petition for declaration of nullity of marriage. The petitioner asks for an ordinary default judgment solely on that silence. Which is best?
- Silence automatically proves psychological incapacity
- The marriage becomes void upon the missed date
- No evidence is ever needed
- The prosecutor must fabricate an agreement
- The court must follow the special no-default and collusion-investigation safeguard
Legal references
- AM19-10-20-SC, Rule9 Section3(e): https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
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