Practice question
An applicant seeks Rule 141 exemption using only a barangay certificate and a handwritten net-pay figure. No affidavit addresses immediate-family gross income, no disinterested affidavit is supplied, and the applicant owns land. Identify the evidence counsel should obtain without fabricating a finding of indigency.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 3, Section 21, as amended: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
- Manila Electric Company v. Argentera, G.R. Nos. 224729 and 225049, February 8, 2021, indigency discussion and Rule 141, Section 19: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/feb2021/gr_224729_2021.html
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