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Practice question: Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

Heirs disagree about the proposed division but ask counsel to describe it as their agreement. What alternative does Section 1 identify?
  1. A fabricated unanimous deed.
  2. An ordinary action of partition where they disagree, subject to the governing requirements.
  3. A private coin toss binding all nonconsenting heirs.
  4. Automatic adjudication to the oldest heir.
  5. A newspaper editor’s compulsory division.

Legal references

  • Rules of Court, Rule 74 Section 1 and its publication cross-reference to Section 2: https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/rc/rc_72-109_proceedings.html

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