Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
Exclude: Independent civil actions and prejudicial questions which will be covered by the
examinations in Remedial Law
Exclude:
1. Muslim Code (P.D. 1083)
2. Duties of a Civil Registrar under Articles 12-19, 23-25 (Family Code)
3. A.M. No. 02-11-10-SC, Rule on Declaration of Absolute Nullity of Void Marriages and
Annulment of Voidable Marriages; R.A. No. 6955, entitled An Act to Declare Unlawful the
Practice of Matching Filipino Women for Marriage to Foreign Nationals on a Mail Order
Basis and Other Similar Practices x x x; R.A. No. 9208 or the Anti-Trafficking in Persons
Act of 2003
lV. Rights and Obligations Between Husband and Wife (Family Code)
Exclude: R.A. No. 7192 or the Women in Development and Nation Building Act; R.A. No.
8187, or the Paternity Leave Act of 1996; R.A. No. 9710, or The Magna Carta of Women.
Vlll. Adoption
Exclude:
1. Rule on Adoption (A.M. No. 02-6-02-SC)
2. R.A. No. 9523, entitled An Act Requiring Certification of the Department of Social
Welfare and Development to Declare a Child Legal Available for Adoption as a
Prerequisite for Adoption Proceedings xxx.
B. Inter-Country Adoption Act of 1995 (R.A. No. 8043)
1. When allowed
2. Who can adopt
3. Who can be adopted
Include: Child Abuse Law (R.A. No. 7610), specifically Sec. 10(c).
Exclude:
1. Rule on Guardianship of Minors (A.M. No. 03-02-05-SC)
2. Rules on Custody of Minors and Writ of Habeas Corpus in Relation to Custody of Minors
(A.M. No. 03-04-04-SC)
3. Solo Parents' Welfare Act of 2000 (R.A. No. 8972)
4. The Early Childhood Care and Development Act (R.A. No. 8980)
5. R.A. No. 9231, entitled An Act Providing for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child
Labor and Affording Stronger Protection for the Working Child x x x, which will be
covered under Labor Law
Xl. Emancipation (Arts. 234 and 236, Family Code, as amended by R.A. No. 6809 which
lowered the age of majority)
Arts. 364-380, Civil Code (other articles not repealed by Family Code)
Include: R.A. No. 9255 (An Act Allowing Illegitimate Children to Use the Surname
of Their Father)
XV. Absence
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2017 Bar Examinations Coverage For
Civil Law
I. Characteristics
II. Classification
III. Ownership
IV. Accession
VI. Co-Ownership
VII. Possession
VIII. Usufruct
IX. Easements
X. Nuisance
XII. Donations
Prescription
I. Definition
Obligations
I. Definition, Elements
V. Extinguishment of Obligations
1. Payment or Performance
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Contracts
I. Essential Requisites
V. Interpretation of Contracts
Natural Obligations
Estoppel
PART V - SALES
III. Effects of the Contract when the Thing Sold has been lost
Include:
1. Recto Law: sale of movables on installment (Articles 1484-1486, Civil Code)
2. Maceda Law: sale of immovable on installment (RA 6552)
PART Vl - LEASE
I. General Provisions
1. Lease of Things
2. Lease of Work and Services
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I. Contract of Partnership
I. Definition
V. Modes of Extinguishment
PART IX - TRUST
I. Definition
I. Loan
II. Deposit
IV. Pledge, Mortgage and Antichresis, Chattel Mortgage (include Act 1508)
V. Quasi-Contracts
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Include: Section 133 of Republic Act No. 10142 (An Act Providing
for the Rehabilitation or Liquidation of Financially Distressed
Enterprises and Individuals)
PART Xl - SUCCESSION
I. General Provisions
Exclude: Executors and administrators (Arts. 1058-1060, Civil Code), which will be
covered under Remedial Law
1. Voluntary dealings
2. Involuntary dealings
B. Non-registrable Properties
Exclude:
4. Assurance fund
5. Registration of patents
7. Consultas
Book 1 Torts/Quasi-Delicts
Articles 2176-2194 (Civil Code)
I. Definition, Elements
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IV. The Concepts and Doctrines of Res Ipsa Loquitur, Last Clear Chance, Proximate
Cause, Damnum Absque Injuria, Presumption of Negligence, Vicarious Liability.
V. Legal Injury
Book ll Damages
Articles 2195-2235 (Civil Code)
l. General Provisions
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