Practice question
Is age alone sufficient to require a competency examination of a child under section 6?
- No; the Rule requires the specified substantial doubt and proof of necessity when a party seeks the examination.
- Yes, every child must always undergo one.
- Yes, a lawyer’s preference alone is conclusive.
- No; a competency examination is never permitted.
- Yes, unless the child is related to the judge.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html — Rule 130 sections 21–22: perception, communication, nondisqualification grounds and personal knowledge.
- https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/am/am_004_07_sc_2000.html — Rule on Examination of a Child Witness sections 4, 6–11: child definition, presumption, examination and appropriate assistance.
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