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

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Under RA 11054 Article X, which court in BARMM has exclusive original jurisdiction over settlement of the estate of a deceased Muslim, regardless of the nature or aggregate value of the property?
  1. Shari’ah District Court
  2. Shari’ah Circuit Court
  3. Court of Tax Appeals
  4. Barangay council
  5. Municipal Trial Court solely because the estate is small

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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