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Practice question: Collateral Attack on Judgments

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Does a genuinely void judgment create valid rights merely because someone relies on its finality?
  1. No; Atup states that rights cannot be obtained under the void judgment
  2. Yes; reliance always creates jurisdiction
  3. Yes; every document becomes valid with age
  4. Yes; the word final cures every nullity
  5. Yes; private agreement creates missing judicial power

Legal references

  • Atup v People GR229395/252705 November10,2021 MAIN nullity and clerical correction: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/nov2021/gr_229395_2021.html

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