Intestate – Letters of Administration (Rules 78–79)

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1. Which group has the initial preference stated in Rule78 Section6(a), subject to the Rule’s qualifications? Multiple Choice Easy
2. Does a person become administrator solely by being the decedent’s eldest child? Multiple Choice Easy
3. Who may file a petition for letters of administration under Rule79 Section2? Multiple Choice Easy
4. A surviving spouse invokes preference but is unwilling to serve and proposes no competent willing nominee. Must the cou… Multiple Choice Medium
5. A proposed administrator is an adult but a nonresident of the Philippines. An heir argues adulthood alone establishes c… Multiple Choice Medium
6. A creditor requests administration after the persons in the preferred family category neglect for thirty days after dea… Multiple Choice Hard
7. Two competent relatives seek appointment and each claims an absolute personal right based only on kinship. Serious conf… Multiple Choice Hard
8. Describe the qualified order of preference for intestate administration. Essay Medium
9. Why does a preference for next of kin not dispense with competence? Essay Medium
10. State the principal petition and notice safeguards for letters of administration. Essay Medium
11. Under Rule79 Section6, may a qualified applicant receive letters where better-entitled persons fail to appear after not… Multiple Choice Easy
12. Must the petition state known creditors’ names and residences under Rule79 Section2? Multiple Choice Easy