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    Special Proceedings Summary

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    This document provides a summary of special proceedings in Philippine courts, including the action, venue, party filing, filing period, and documents required. Some of the proceedings summarized are: settlement of estates, escheat, guardianship of minors, adoption, habeas corpus, change of name, dissolution of corporations, and declaration of absence. The venue is typically where the petitioner resides, where the property is located, or where relevant events occurred. The document filing periods and requirements vary depending on the specific special proceeding.

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    This document provides a summary of special proceedings in Philippine courts, including the action, venue, party filing, filing period, and documents required. Some of the proceedings summarized are: settlement of estates, escheat, guardianship of minors, adoption, habeas corpus, change of name, dissolution of corporations, and declaration of absence. The venue is typically where the petitioner resides, where the property is located, or where relevant events occurred. The document filing periods and requirements vary depending on the specific special proceeding.

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    This document provides a summary of special proceedings in Philippine courts, including the action, venue, party filing, filing period, and documents required. Some of the proceedings summarized are: settlement of estates, escheat, guardianship of minors, adoption, habeas corpus, change of name, dissolution of corporations, and declaration of absence. The venue is typically where the petitioner resides, where the property is located, or where relevant events occurred. The document filing periods and requirements vary depending on the specific special proceeding.

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    Special Proceedings Summary

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    This document provides a summary of special proceedings in Philippine courts, including the action, venue, party filing, filing period, and documents required. Some of the proceedings summarized are: settlement of estates, escheat, guardianship of minors, adoption, habeas corpus, change of name, dissolution of corporations, and declaration of absence. The venue is typically where the petitioner resides, where the property is located, or where relevant events occurred. The document filing periods and requirements vary depending on the specific special proceeding.

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    Special Proceedings Summary

    Action Where filed Venue By whom filed Period of Filing What to File
    Resident – where he
    If there is will, 20 days Petition for Issuance of
    Settlement of estate of deceased resided Heir or any interested persons (e.g.
    RTC after death letters of administration or
    persons Non-res – where property is creditors)
    testamentary
    located
    Resident – where he
    resided
    Escheat RTC Solicitor General Upon death Petition for Escheat
    Non-res – where property is
    located
    Any relative, friend, or other person
    Guardianship and custody of Petition for the appointment
    RTC Where the minor resides on behalf of a resident minor or
    children of a general guardian
    incompetent
    Where the will was allowed;
    Petition for the appointment
    Trustees RTC If not, where the property is Any interested person
    of a Trustee
    located
    Where the petitioner
    Adoption RTC Any person qualified to adopt Petition for Adoption
    resides
    Rescission and revocation of Where the petitioner Person adopted or his guardian; or Petition for the Rescission
    RTC
    adoption resides the adopter and Revocation of Adoption
    Where in insane person is Petition for the commitment
    Hospitalization of insane persons RTC Any interested person
    found of a person to a hospital
    RTC, CA, The person detained, or any other Petition for the issuance of a
    Habeas corpus
    SC person acting in his behalf writ of Habeas Corpus
    Change of name RTC Where petitioner resides Party desiring to change name Petition for Change of Name
    Voluntary dissolution of Where the principal of corp Majority of BOD verified by Corp Sec Petition for Voluntary
    RTC
    corporations is located or President Dissolution
    Judicial Approval of
    Judicial approval of voluntary Voluntary Recognition of
    RTC Where the child resides The child or his parents
    recognition of minor natural children Minor Natural Children

    Petition for Constitution of


    Constitution of family home RTC Where property is located Head of Family
    Family Home
    Spouse, heirs, relative who succeed 2 years from last
    Where absentee last
    to property, other whose property appearance; or Petition for Declaration of
    Declaration of absence and death RTC resided before
    rights are subordinated by rights of 5 years if he left Absence
    disappearance
    the absentee administrator
    Cancellation or correction of entries Place of office of the Petition for Correction of
    RTC Party seeking the correction
    in the civil registry registrar Entry in the Civil Registry

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