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Practice question: Payment of Debts of the Estate (Rule 88)

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Practice question

Under Rule88 §1, what follows when allowed estate debts are ascertained and sufficient assets exist to pay them?
  1. The executor or administrator pays them within the time fixed for that purpose.
  2. The heirs may disregard every creditor.
  3. The debts automatically disappear at death.
  4. The administrator may distribute everything to a favored heir first.
  5. Only the largest creditor may receive payment.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_72-109_proceedings.html — Rules88–91 and adult-guardianship Rules92–97, subject to later law and AM03-02-05-SC for minors.

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