Practice question
If the decedent was an inhabitant of a foreign country at death, where does Rule73 §1 permit local estate-settlement venue, subject to proper court jurisdiction?
- Only in the capital city regardless of assets.
- In a province where the decedent had estate.
- Only where an heir vacations.
- Only where the death was reported on television.
- Nowhere because a nonresident can leave no Philippine estate.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_72-109_proceedings.html — Rule73 §§1–4.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1976/nov1976/gr_40502_1976.html — Garcia Fule v CA, GRL40502/L42670, November29 1976, main decision.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11576_2021.html — RA11576 current monetary and assessed-value jurisdiction, including ejectment exception.
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