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Practice question: Minor or Incompetent Persons

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Does appointing a guardian ad litem eliminate Section10’s express personal-service requirement upon an incompetent defendant?
  1. Yes, the guardian becomes the sole defendant
  2. Yes, appointment deletes that text
  3. No
  4. Only a newspaper notice is ever required
  5. The plaintiff may always omit the defendant

Legal references

  • Current Rule14 Sections6–10 and20–21, AM19-10-20-SC: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
  • RA6809 Section1, majority at18 unless otherwise provided: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6809_1989.html

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