Practice question
A pension-receiving surviving lawyer spouse proposes a free court appearance for a claimant against a municipality. Does foregoing a fee remove the civil-court appearance restriction?
- No.
- Yes, every unpaid appearance is exempt from that clause.
- Yes, survivor status and free work erase all pension conditions.
- Yes, municipalities are never government subdivisions.
- Yes, only hourly fees can activate the civil prohibition.
Legal references
- RA 910, Section 1 as amended by RA 9946, Section 1, pension conditions including surviving spouse, adverse-government civil cases and office-related criminal cases: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2010/ra_9946_2010.html
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