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FINAL EXAMS
DEAN GENEVIEVE MARIE DOLORES B. PAULINO, LL.M.
December 8, 2022
1
f. If the property relations of the spouses is absolute
community of property, can they shift to the conjugal
partnership of gains regime by filing a petition in court?
Explain fully. ( 3.5 pts.)
II
III
2
Hence, Ian aunts and uncles ( the siblings of his father, Elliot)
prepared the extrajudicial settlement of his grandfather's
estate. They explained to Ian that under the law, Ian is not
entitled to represent his father (Elliot) in inheriting from his
grandfather's estate since Ian was a nonmarital child of his
father Elliot who is a marital child of his grandfather. Is this
correct? Support your answer with reasons. (4 pts.)
IV
On August 30, 2018, Delilah discovered that she had STD. So,
she angrily confronted Simon who admitted for the first time
that he is suffering from HIV.
3
b) All children of void marriages are illegitimate. ( 3 pts.)
VI
The will was very brief and straightforward and both the above
provisions were contained in page 1, which Sharon and her
instrumental witness signed at the bottom. Page 2 contained
the attestation clause and the signatures, at the bottom
thereof, of the 3 instrumental witnesses which included Aiza,
the family cook, Pempem, the driver of Vicki, and Atty.
Domingo, the lawyer who prepared the will. There was a 3rd
page, but this only contained the notarial acknowledgement.
The attestation clause stated the will was signed on the same
occasion by Sharon and her instrumental witnesses who all
signed in the presence of each other, and the notary public
who notarized the will. There are no marginal signatures or
pagination appearing on any of the 3 pages. Upon her death, it
was discovered that apart from the house and lot, Sharon had
a P10M account deposited with BDI bank.
4
a) Was Francis preterited? (2%)
d) How should the house and lot, and the cash be distributed?
(2%)
VII
VIII
5
adopted child of Erin; and Otto, grandson of Jodie. The net
value of David's estate is P12M.
b) How much is the share of Vivi, Josie and Otto in the net
estate? (3%)
c) Who are David’s legal heirs and how will his estate be
divided among them? (3%)
IX
A) What are the requisites so that MALL LAND INC. may validly
claim against WWRAI a compulsory permanent right of way
under Articles 649 and 650 of the Civil Code? ( 4 PTS.)
B) What are the requisites that MALL LAND INC. must comply
in order to be granted a temporary easement of right of
way? ( 4 pts.)
X- ENUMERATION
C) What are the exceptions to the general rule that laws shall
have no retroactive effect? Give at least 4. ( 3 pts.)