Practice question
A municipality has no Family Court. A properly filed support case falls within RA 8369 §5. Should it be dismissed solely because no Family Court has been established there?
- Yes, until Congress creates a Family Court.
- Yes, unless the parties waive support.
- No; it must be decided initially by the Supreme Court.
- No; the Regional Trial Court adjudicates such cases where there is no Family Court.
- No; the mayor must decide it instead.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8369_1997.html — RA 8369 §§5,12,17.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11642_2022.html — RA 11642 §6 (NACC jurisdiction).
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