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Practice question: Shari’ah Circuit Courts (PD 1083; RA 11054)

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Under PD1083 Article155, which Shari’ah court is expressly assigned disputes over customary dower or mahr between parties meeting the Code's coverage requirements?
  1. Shari’ah Circuit Court
  2. Court of Tax Appeals
  3. Sandiganbayan
  4. Commission on Elections
  5. Court of Appeals exercising original trial jurisdiction

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1977/pd_1083_1977.html — PD1083 Arts143–144,155.
  • https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/92699 — RA11054 ArtX §§1–6.
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2024/ra_12018_2024.html — RA12018 §§1–3.

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