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VENUES AND JURISDICTION FOR SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS

Settlement of the

Estate of 

a Deceased Person

Residence of the decedent

If non-resident, place where he had an estate

MTC if gross value of the estate does

not eceed P!"",""", or does not

eceed P#"",""" in Metro Manila

otherwise, RTC

Escheat Person dies intestate leaving no heir $ Residence

of the

decedent or if non-resident, place where he had

estate

RTC

Reversion $ where land lies in whole or in part RTC

%nclaimed &alances 'ct $ where deposits are

located

RTC

'ppointment of

(uardians

)here minor resides *amil+ Court)here incompetent resides RTC

'ppointment of

 Trustees

)here will was allowed or

)here the propert+ or portion thereof aected +

the

trust is situated

RTC

'doption Domestic $ where adopter resides *amil+ CourtInter-countr+ 'doption $ IC'& or, where adoptee

resides

if .led with the *amil+ Court

IC'& or *amil+ Court

Rescission of 'doption )here adoptee resides *amil+ Court/aeas Corpus If .led with RTC, where detainee is detained SC, C', RTC, MTC in the province or

cit+ in case there is no RTC 0udge

Sandigana+an, onl+ in aid of its

appellate 0urisdiction*or the custod+ of minors, where petitioner

resides or

where minor ma+ e found

*amil+ Court, C', SC

/aeas Data )here the petitioner or respondent resides, or

that which has 0urisdiction over the place where

the data or

information is gathered, collected, or stored, at

the option of the petitioner

RTC generall+

If concerning pulic data

.les or government o1ces, SC, C'

or

Sandigaa+an'mparo )here the threat, act or omission was committed

or an+

of its elements occurred

RTC, Sandigana+an, C', SC or an+

 0ustice hereof 

Change of 2ame 3udicial - where petitioner resides RTC'dministrative4

5a6 7ocal civil registr+ where the record sought to

e

changed is 8ept

56 7ocal civil registr+ of the place of residence of 

the

interested part+ 5onl+ if petitioner migrated to

another

place in the Philippines and it is impractical to .le

where records sought to e changed are 8ept6

5c6 Philippine consulates onl+ for non-resident

citi9en

7ocal Civil Registr+ : Philippine

Consulate

'ppointment of 

Representative of 

'sentee: Declaration

of 

'sence

)here 'sentee resides efore his

disappearance

RTC

Cancellation :

Correction of 

Entries in Civil

 3udicial - )here corresponding civil registr+ is

located

RTC

'dministrative - Same as change of name 7ocal Civil Registr+: Philippine

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Registries ConsulatePetition for declaration

of 

nullit+, annulment, legal

separation

)here petitioner or respondent has een residing

for at

least ; months prior to the date of .ling

If non-resident petitioner, where he ma+ e found

at the election of the petitioner

*amil+ Court

MODES OF SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE [HERRERA]

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