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Mar 19, 2023 probate foreign will estate planning civil code supreme court

Probating a Foreign Will in the Philippines: Lessons from a Landmark Case

Learn the formalities for probating foreign wills in the Philippines, from a landmark Supreme Court case on foreign law proof.

Apr 17, 2007 notarial will notary public territorial jurisdiction probate civil code

Notarial Wills and Territorial Limits on Notary Public Authority

A will acknowledged before a notary acting outside his commission is void. Learn the territorial limits rule from Guerrero v. Bihis.

Apr 12, 2006 philippine-law wills probate attestation-clause notarial-will civil-code

Fatal Flaws in Philippine Wills: Why Proper Attestation and Acknowledgment Are Non-Negotiable

Learn why the Supreme Court denied probate of a notarial will with three fatal defects under the Civil Code's formal requirements for wills.