Practice question
An RTC validly hears a foreign-judgment recognition petition. The petitioner alleges an ordinary mistake in evaluating proof of foreign law, without jurisdictional abuse. Does describing the mistake as serious automatically change its nature?
- Yes, a petition caption establishes grave abuse
- Yes, the adjective serious always creates nullity
- Yes, every foreign-law question removes power
- No, substance rather than the label controls
- Yes, all mistakes become jurisdictional on demand
Legal references
- Asilo v. Gonzales-Betic, GR232269, July10,2024, error of judgment versus jurisdiction: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/jul2024/gr_232269_2024.html
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