Practice question
A traditional notary is asked to acknowledge a deed executed by the notary’s first cousin. What disqualification applies?
- Relationship by consanguinity within the fourth civil degree.
- Only a relationship within the first civil degree matters.
- Cousins are never relatives for notarial purposes.
- Only the cousin’s inability to pay matters.
- There is no disqualification if the deed is lawful.
Legal references
- A.M. No. 02-8-13-SC, 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice, Rules III, IV and VI, official collation pp. 1707–1716: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/assets/pdf/journals/Collation_and_Codification_of_SC_Issuance_DIGITAL.pdf
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