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Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Right of privacy between spouses: can your spouse open your social media accounts or read text messages on your smartphone without your consent?

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Quick answer: No. Reason: “Marital right of privacy” as explained by the Supreme Court in the case of “Cecilia Zulueta versus Court of App...
Monday, April 02, 2012

Heirs and inheritance (Part 15): Who inherits from a man or woman who died single and with no last will?

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Situation 1: The man or woman who died single has living (a) legitimate parents or ascendants – grandparents, or great-grandparents, and (b...
Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Kris Aquino and James Yap cannot adopt Bimby jointly or sequentially; only one of them can adopt Bimby

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Several days ago, Kris Aquino revealed in a Boy Abunda interview that her marriage to James Yap has been declared void by a Quezon City cour...
Monday, December 19, 2011

Senate impeachment rules in Chief Justice Corona’s trial (Plain English / Plain Language revisions)

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What is Plain Language? Related posts: Plain English, Plain Language or Plain Writing for government offices and private companies in...
Saturday, December 10, 2011

Ad cautelam: filing of pleadings and appearing in court to question its jurisdiction or as a precautionary measure

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1. Plain English / Plain Language version of “ad cautelam” Instead of “ad cautelam” or “ex abundanti ad cautelam,” lawyers should simply...
Friday, October 21, 2011

Heirs and inheritance (Part 9): Last will must be probated; Preterition - when a compulsory heir is omitted in a last will

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Legal procedures in the probate of a last will: Rule 75 Production of Will; Allowance...