Notice to Veterans Administration of Motions or Petitions Relative to Certain Guardianship Proceedings
Republic Act No. 146, enacted on June 14, 1947, mandates that in guardianship proceedings involving estates derived from the United States Veterans Administration, notice of motions or petitions must be served to the Veterans Administration at least twenty days prior to the hearing. This requirement overrides the standard notice provisions outlined in the Philippine Rules of Court to ensure the Veterans Administration has adequate time to respond or send a representative. The Act aims to protect the interests of veterans by ensuring their administration is duly informed and involved in relevant legal proceedings. It took effect immediately upon approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 146
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 14, 1947
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 146
AN ACT PROVIDING SUFFICIENT NOTICE TO THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION OF MOTIONS OR PETITIONS FILED IN ANY COURT OF THE PHILIPPINES RELATIVE TO GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS OF ANY PERSON OR HIS ESTATE, OR BOTH, WHEN THE WHOLE OR PART OF THE ESTATE UNDER GUARDIANSHIP IS DERIVED FROM THE UNITED STATES VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Rule twenty-six, section four, of the Rules of Court in the Philippines, notices of motions or petitions filed in any court of the Philippines relative to guardianship proceedings of any person or his estate, or both, when the whole or part of the estate under guardianship is derived from the United States Veterans Administration, shall be served to the said office in Manila at least twenty days before the hearing thereof to enable it to file its pleading or to send its representative at the hearing of such motions or petitions. acd
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 14, 1947
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 43, No. 7, p. 2594 in July 1947
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Notice to Veterans Administration of Motions or Petitions Relative to Certain Guardianship Proceedings, Republic Act No. 146, Jun 14, 1947 (Philippines)
Notice to Veterans Administration of Motions or Petitions Relative to Certain Guardianship Proceedings, Republic Act No. 146 (Phil. 1947)
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