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Practice question: Allowance or Disallowance of Will (Rules 76– 77)

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Practice question

A beneficiary argues that a final allowance order conclusively validates every disposition, including a legally defective provision. Which is best?
  1. Allowance cures every substantive illegality
  2. A will never has intrinsic issues
  3. The beneficiary’s preference controls all legal limits
  4. Allowance conclusively addresses due execution subject to appeal, but intrinsic validity remains distinct
  5. A final allowance order necessarily means the document was never executed

Legal references

  • Rule75 Section1; Abella v. Sumayod, G.R.269598: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_269598_2025.html

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