Text of the provision
Sec. 4. Opposition to petition for administration. — Any interested person may, by filing a written opposition, contest the petition on the ground of the incompetency of the person for whom letters are prayed therein, or on the ground of the contestant's own right to the administration, and may pray that letters issue to himself, or to any competent person or persons named in the opposition.
Rules of Court, Rule 79, Section 4. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against four independently published renderings of the Rules of Court — only text on which at least two independent publishers agree is shown.
About this section
This is Section 4 of Rule 79 (Opposing Issuance Of Letters Testamentary. Petition And Contest For Letters Of Administration) of the Rules of Court of the Philippines — the Special Proceedings rules (Rules 72–109), in force since January 1, 1964. The text above is reproduced verbatim.
Related provisions
- Section 3 — Court to set time for hearing. Notice thereof.
- Section 5 — Hearing and order for letters to issue.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.