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2010 BAR EXAMINATIONS

CIVIL LAW

12 September 2010 8 A.M. 12 NN.

I

True or False.

A. Under Article 26 o t!e Famil" #ode$ %!en a orei&n spouse di'orces !is(!er Filipino spouse$ t!e latter ma" re)marr" b" pro'in& onl" t!att!e orei&n spouse !as obtained a di'orce a&ainst !er or !im abroad. *1+,

-. $ a %ido%er$ died lea'in& a %ill statin& t!at t!e !ouse and lot %!ere !e li'ed cannot be partitioned or as lon& as t!e "oun&est o !is our

c!ildren desires to sta" t!ere. As co!eirs and co)o%ners$ t!e ot!er t!ree ma" demand partition an"time. *1+,

IIMultiple c!oice.A. A !ad a /)store" buildin& %!ic! %as constructed b" n&ineer

-. Ater i'e "ears$ t!e buildin& de'eloped cracs and its stair%a" e'entuall" &a'e %a" and collapsed$ resultin& to inuries to some lessees. 3!o

s!ould t!e lessees sue or dama&es4 *1+,1. A$ t!e o%ner

2. -$ t!e en&ineer5. bot! A -

-. 7$ o%ner o ot A$ learnin& t!at 9apanese soldiers ma" !a'e buried &old and ot!er treasures at t!e adoinin& 'acant ot - belon&in& tospouses :$ e;ca'ated in ot - %!ere s!e succeeded in uneart!in& &old and precious stones.

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A. I D &i'es t!e surname o - to !er dau&!ter b" anot!er man$ %!at can - do to protect t!eir le&itimate c!ildrens interests4 ;plain. *=+,

-. I - acCuiesces to t!e use o !is surname b" D@s dau&!ter b" anot!er man$ %!at is(are t!e conseCuence(s4 ;plain. *=+,

E

D iled on 9ul" 8$ 2000 a petition or declaration o nullit" o !er marria&e to -. >urin& t!e pendenc" o t!e case$ t!e couple entered into acompromise a&reement to dissol'e t!eir absolute communit" o propert". - ceded !is ri&!t to t!eir !ouse and lot and all !is s!ares in t%o

business irms to D and t!eir t%o c!ildren$ a&ed 18 and 1G. - also opened a ban account in t!e amount o ?5 million in t!e name o t!e t%oc!ildren to ans%er or t!eir educational e;penses until t!e" inis! t!eir colle&e de&rees. For !er part$ D undertoo to s!oulder t!e da")to)da"

li'in& e;penses and upeep o t!e c!ildren. T!e #ourt appro'ed t!e spouses@ a&reement on September 8$ 2000. A. Suppose t!e business irmssuered re'erses$ renderin& D unable to support !ersel and t!e c!ildren. #an D still as or support pendente lite rom -4 ;plain. *5+,

-. Suppose in late 200/ t!e t%o c!ildren !ad sCuandered t!e ?5 million und or t!eir education beore t!e" could obtain t!eir colle&e de&rees$can t!e" as or more support rom -4 ;plain. *5+,

EIDi&olo entered into an a&reement %it! Maorette or !er to carr" in !er %omb !is bab" 'ia in 'itro ertiliHation. Di&olo undertoo to under%rite

Maorette@s pre)natal e;penses as %ell as t!ose attendant to !er deli'er". Di&olo %ould t!ereater pa" Maorette ?2 million and$ in return$ s!e%ould &i'e custod" o t!e

bab" to !im.

Ater Maorette &i'es birt! and deli'ers t!e bab" to Di&olo ollo%in& !er receipt o ?2 million$ s!e en&a&es "our ser'ices as !er la%"er tore&ain custod" o t!e bab".

A. 3!at le&al action can "ou ile on be!al o Maorette4 ;plain. *2.=+,-. #an Di&olo demand rom Maorette t!e return o t!e ?2 million i !e returns t!e bab"4 ;plain. *2.=+,#. 3!o o t!e t%o can e;ercise parental aut!orit" o'er t!e c!ild4 ;plain. *2.=+,

>. Is t!e c!ild entitled to support and in!eritance rom Di&olo4 ;plain. *2.=+,

EIID and - %ere married on 9ul" 5$ 1G8G. 7n Marc! /$ 2001$ t!e marria&e$ %!ic! bore no osprin&$ %as declared 'oid ab initio under Article 56

o t!e Famil" #ode. At t!e time o t!e dissolution o t!e marria&e$ t!e couple possessed t!e ollo%in& properties

J a !ouse and lot acCuired b" - on Au&ust 5$ 1G88$ one t!ird *1(5, o t!e purc!ase price *representin& do%npa"ment, o %!ic! !e paidK onet!ird *1(5, %as paid b" D on Februar" 1/$ 1GG0 out o a cas! &it &i'en to !er b" !er parents on !er &raduation on April 6$ 1G8GK and t!e balance%as paid out ot!e spouses@ oint incomeK and

J an apartment unit donated to - b" an uncle on 9une 1G$ 1G8L.A. 3!o o%ns t!e ore&oin& properties4 ;plain. *=+,-. I D and - !ad married on 9ul" 5$ 1G8L and t!eir marria&e %as dissol'ed in 200L$ %!o o%ns t!e properties4 ;plain. *=+,

EIIISpouses e; and ea bore t%o c!ildren no% a&ed 1/ and 8. >urin& t!e subsistence o t!eir marria&e$ e; be&ot a c!ild b" anot!er %oman.

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-. I t!ere %as no le&al separation$ can e; still adopt !is ille&itimate c!ild4 ;plain. *2.=+,

Ii&!teen)"ear old Filipina ?atrice !ad a dau&!ter out o %edloc %!om s!e named aurie. At 26$ ?atrice married American citiHen 9o!n %!o

brou&!t !er to li'e %it! !im in t!e United States o America. 9o!n at once si&niied !is %illin&ness to adopt aurie. #an 9o!n ile t!e petition

or adoption4 I "es$ %!at are t!ereCuirements4 I no$ %!"4 *=+,

In 1GGL$ - and D started li'in& to&et!er %it!out t!e beneit o marria&e. T!e relations!ip produced one osprin&$ Eenus. T!e couple acCuired aresidential lot in ?araaCue. Ater our */, "ears or in 2001$ D !a'in& completed !er /)"ear colle&e de&ree as a ulltime student$ s!e and -contracted marria&e %it!out a license. T!e marria&e o - and D %as$ t%o "ears later$ declared null and 'oid due to t!e absence o a marria&elicense.

A. I "ou %ere t!e ud&e %!o declared t!e nullit" o t!e marria&e$ to %!om %ould "ou a%ard t!e lot4 ;plain briel". *5+,

-. Is Eenus le&itimate$ ille&itimate$ or le&itimated4 ;plain briel". *5+,

I

T!e spouses ?eter and ?aula !ad t!ree *5, c!ildren. ?aula later obtained a ud&ment o nullit" o marria&e. T!eir absolute communit" opropert" !a'in& been dissol'ed$ t!e" deli'ered ?1 million to eac! o t!eir 5 c!ildren as t!eir presumpti'e le&itimes.

?eter later re)married and !ad t%o *2, c!ildren b" !is second %ie Marie. ?eter and Marie$ !a'in& successull" en&a&ed in business$ acCuired

real properties. ?eter later died intestate. A. 3!o are ?eter@s le&al !eirs and !o% %ill !is estate be di'ided amon& t!em4 *=+,

-. 3!at is t!e eect o t!e receipt b" ?eter@s 5 c!ildren b" !is irst marria&e o t!eir presumpti'e le&itimes on t!eir ri&!t to in!erit ollo%in&?eter@s deat!4 *=+,

II

7n Ma" =$ 1G8G$ 16)"ear old oHanno$ %!o %as issued a student permit$ dro'e to sc!ool a car$ a &it rom !is parents. 7n e'en date$ as !is class%as sc!eduled to &o on a ield trip$ !is teac!er reCuested !im to accommodate in !is car$ as !e did$ our */, o !is classmates because t!e 'an

rented b" t!e sc!ool %as too cro%ded. 7n t!e %a" to a museum %!ic! t!e students %ere sc!eduled to 'isit$ oHanno made a %ron& maneu'er$causin& a collision %it! a eepne". 7ne o !is classmates died.

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A. >oes A'a !a'e a ri&!t to demand rom 9ulia t!e acti'ation o !er ri&!t o %a"4 ;plain. *2.=+,-. Assumin& A'a opts to demand a ri&!t o %a" rom an" o t!e o%ners o ots A$ -$ and >$ can s!e do t!at4 ;plain. *2.=+,

IE?rimo o%ns a pet i&uana %!ic! !e eeps in a man)made pond enclosed b" a ence situated in !is residential lot. A t"p!oon noced do%n t!e

ence o t!e pond and t!e i&uana cra%led out o t!e &ate o ?rimo@s residence. N$ a nei&!bor %!o %as passin& b"$ started t!ro%in& stones at t!ei&uana$ dra%in& t!e i&uana to mo'e to%ard !im. N paniced and ran but tripped on somet!in& and suered a broen le&.Is an"one liable or N@s inuries4 ;plain. */+,

EA$ -$ and # entered into a partners!ip to operate a restaurant business. 3!en t!e restaurant !ad &one past brea)e'en sta&e and started to &arnerconsiderable proits$ # died. A and - continued t!e business %it!out dissol'in& t!e partners!ip. T!e" in act opened a branc! o t!e restaurant$incurrin& obli&ations in t!e process. #reditors started demandin& or t!e pa"ment o t!eir obli&ations.

A. 3!o are liable or t!e settlement o t!e partners!ip@s obli&ations4 ;plain4 *5+,

-. 3!at are t!e creditors@ recourse(s4 ;plain. *5+,

EI %as t!e o%ner o an unre&istered parcel o land in #abanatuan #it". As s!e %as abroad$ s!e ad'ised !er sister : 'ia o'erseas call to sell t!eland and si&n a contract o sale on !er be!al.

: t!us sold t!e land to -1 on Marc! 51$ 2001 and e;ecuted a deed o absolute sale on be!al o . -1 ull" paid t!e purc!ase price.

-2$ una%are o t!e sale o t!e land to -1$ si&niied to : !is interest to bu" it but ased : or !er aut!orit" rom . 3it!out inormin& t!at s!e!ad sold t!e land to -1$ : sou&!t or a %ritten aut!orit" to sell. e)mailed : an aut!orit" to sell t!e land. : t!ereater sold t!e land on Ma"1$ 2001 to -2 on mont!l" installment basis or t%o "ears$ t!e irst installment to be paid at t!e end o Ma" 2001. 3!o bet%een -1 and -2 !as a

better ri&!t o'er t!e land4;plain. *=+,