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Practice question: Partition (Rule 69)

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Under Rule69 §1, whom must the plaintiff join in an action for partition of real estate?
  1. All other persons interested in the property.
  2. Only persons who agree with the plaintiff.
  3. Only the plaintiff's relatives regardless of their interests.
  4. Only the tax assessor.
  5. No other person because partition is entirely private even when judicial.

Legal references

  • https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2019-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf — Supreme Court current2019 Rules69–71.
  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — Rules69–71, read with current2019 and2022 expedited-procedure amendments.

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