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Practice question: Relief from Judgment (Rule 38)

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Practice question

A party files within thirty days after learning of the judgment but more than six months after the relevant entry. No saving ground is established. Which is best?
  1. Knowledge timing alone always suffices
  2. The six-month period starts only when counsel prefers
  3. Every judgment may be attacked under Rule38 forever
  4. Thirty days automatically tolls every other period
  5. Meeting sixty days from knowledge does not excuse missing the separate six-month outer limit

Legal references

  • Rule38 Section3: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html

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