Practice question
Under Rule73 §1, what ordinarily determines estate-settlement venue for a decedent who was an inhabitant of the Philippines at death?
- The decedent's actual residence at the time of death.
- Any province preferred by the richest heir.
- Only the birthplace stated decades earlier.
- Only the creditor's head-office location.
- The place with the highest land values.
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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