Practice question
A contested attested will has subscribing witnesses present in the Philippines but outside the filing province. Counsel says geographical distance eliminates any need to obtain their evidence under Section11. Which is correct?
- Distance automatically accounts for every witness without evidence
- The rule directs taking their depositions in that circumstance
- All witnesses outside the province are legally dead
- Only a newspaper can replace them
- No contested-will witness is ever examined
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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