Venue and Process (Rule 73)

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1. Under Rule73 §1, what ordinarily determines estate-settlement venue for a decedent who was an inhabitant of the Philipp…
2. If the decedent was an inhabitant of a foreign country at death, where does Rule73 §1 permit local estate-settlement ve…
3. What process authority does Rule73 §3 recognize in the exercise of probate jurisdiction?
4. A Philippine inhabitant actually lived in CityA as a settled home. The person was briefly hospitalized in CityB and die…
5. A 2026 estate proceeding has a gross estate value of PHP1.5 million. No special jurisdictional law applies, and venue i…
6. A nonresident decedent leaves estate in two Philippine provinces. A competent court in ProvinceA properly first takes c…
7. Heirs argue that filing first in their preferred court cures both improper venue and any lack of statutory subject-matt…
8. Distinguish estate-settlement venue under Rule73 from subject-matter jurisdiction under current law.
9. Explain the meaning of actual residence for Rule73 venue and distinguish it from technical domicile and a temporary pla…
10. Explain Rule73's first-cognizance provision and process powers without treating either as unlimited jurisdiction.
11. Where does Rule73 Section2 place liquidation of community property when one spouse dies?
12. If both spouses have died, where does Section2 permit liquidation of their conjugal partnership?