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Plain-language guides and case briefs on Philippine law — researched from the firm's law library of 184,000+ statutes, Supreme Court decisions, and agency issuances, and written so non-lawyers can understand and act on them.
Amendment of Pleadings, Family Home Protection, and the Perils of Procedural Shortcuts
A Supreme Court ruling on partition, indirect contempt procedure, and the automatic constitution of the family home under the Family Code.
Mar 30, 2007civil procedureamendment of pleadingsleave of courtrules of courtcounterclaimthird-party complaint
Amendment of Pleadings: When Leave of Court Is Required
Learn when Philippine courts require leave of court for amended pleadings, based on the Supreme Court ruling in Maranan v. Manila Banking Corporation.