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Practice question: Intestate – Letters of Administration (Rules 78–79)

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Practice question

An administration applicant demands letters before any showing of notice and before hearing the competing proofs, relying solely on a priority claim. No exception applies. Which is correct?
  1. Priority deletes every procedural safeguard
  2. Rule79 Section5 requires the notice showing and hearing of proofs
  3. A private assertion is a judicial appointment
  4. Only the applicant may decide facts
  5. The court cannot hear opposition

Legal references

  • Rules74 and76–79, relevant procedural provisions (current competent court assumed, without obsolete court labels or monetary jurisdiction): https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_72-109_proceedings.html

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