Letters Testamentary (Rules 78–79)

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1. When may letters testamentary issue to the executor named in an allowed will?
2. Is a nonresident of the Philippines ordinarily competent to serve as executor under Rule78 Section1?
3. Does marriage alone disqualify a woman from serving as executrix?
4. Two executors are named; one is disqualified while the other is competent, accepts and gives the required bond. Must bo…
5. An interested beneficiary submits written grounds opposing letters to a named executor. Must the court reject the oppos…
6. An allowed will names an adult Philippine resident who accepts the trust, but evidence shows unfitness through serious …
7. A named executor refuses the trust and no other named executor can qualify. A beneficiary argues there can be no admini…
8. Explain why nomination in a will does not alone confer present authority to administer.
9. What happens when one of several named executors cannot qualify?
10. Describe the remedy of an interested person opposing letters to a nominated executor.
11. Does the executor of an executor automatically administer the first testator’s estate merely by that status?
12. Does conviction of an offense involving moral turpitude appear among Rule78 Section1’s fitness grounds?