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Practice question: Motion for Authority to Litigate as Indigent

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

What additional affidavit supports the litigant’s own affidavit under Rule 141, Section 19?
  1. An unsigned note from a paid advertiser.
  2. An affidavit of a disinterested person attesting to its truth.
  3. A blank affidavit signed by the applicant.
  4. An affidavit of the judge’s relative about an unrelated case.
  5. No supporting affidavit is contemplated.

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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