Practice question
A minor personally attends with a nonlawyer family friend who is stipulated not to be next-of-kin. The friend invokes Section415 solely because she is nonlawyer and helpful. Which is correct?
- Every helpful nonlawyer is legally next-of-kin
- Nonlawyer status alone does not establish the next-of-kin condition
- The statute requires only a friendly attitude
- A minor may appoint any stranger under this text
- The exception forbids every relative
Legal references
- RA7160 Sections413 and415: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html
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