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Practice question: Minor or Incompetent Persons

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Does merely employing a lawyer establish that the lawyer is the minor’s legal guardian for Section10?
  1. Yes, every attorney is automatically a legal guardian
  2. No
  3. Yes, an engagement letter changes parentage
  4. Only the lawyer’s age matters
  5. Only the lawyer’s address matters

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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