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Feb 2, 2021 estate administration special administrator residency requirement philippine probate law rule 78

Special Administrators in Estate Cases: Residency Matters More Than Citizenship

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies that residency, not citizenship, determines who may serve as special administrator in estate proceedings.

Feb 6, 2007 estate settlement foreign divorce family code venue letters of administration civil law

Estate Settlement Venue and Remarriage After Foreign Divorce: Key Philippine Rules

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies estate settlement venue means actual residence, and a Filipino divorced by a foreign spouse may remarry.