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Practice question: Motion for Authority to Litigate as Indigent

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

For a Rule 141, Section 19 application, whose gross income must the supporting affidavit address?
  1. The applicant’s and the applicant’s immediate family’s.
  2. Only the lawyer’s income.
  3. Only the opposing party’s income.
  4. Only the applicant’s income while omitting every family income source.
  5. Only the judge’s salary.

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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