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Practice question: Support Pendente Lite (Rule 61)

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Practice question

The court denies provisional support. A party says denial necessarily requires abandoning the main support case without trial. Which Section4 direction answers?
  1. The principal case shall be tried and decided as early as possible
  2. Interim denial automatically dismisses the merits
  3. The adverse party gets permanent immunity
  4. The applicant can never present evidence again
  5. No final judgment may be rendered

Legal references

  • Rules of Court specified Rules58–61: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html Rule61 Sections2–4 and7.

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