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Estate Planning Handbook
In my profession, I have come across several people who are having problems with disposing certain properties which are still under the name of their long-deceased relative. The relative is usually a parent, a grandparent, an uncle, an aunt, or even a sibling. In other cases, I also encounter siblings quarrelling amongst themselves or even with their surviving parent. Such situations are truly heartbreaking to say the least. These kinds of problems usually arise due to the failure of the surviving relatives, who are more often than not the legal heirs, to pay the necessary estate tax and settle the estate of the decedent. However, are the heirs the only ones to blame? Definitely not. The decedent, while living, likewise has a part, if not more parts, to play in ensuring that his descendants or heirs do not have a difficult time in acquiring the inheritance he had left for them to enjoy. Now, this is where sound estate planning comes in.
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Torts and Damages
Laws and cases on Torts and Damages are so interesting, that it basically involves everyday conflicts, dilemmas, and incidents in the life of an average Juan Dela Cru. Immersing oneself with the topics and jurisprudence on Torts will give leverage on how to legally assert one’s rights if confronted with negligence, whether a plaintiff or a defendant.
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A Handbook on the Fundamentals of Marriage and its Dissolution
This book is intended to be the first of a series of books on the cases and/or laws handled by the Family Court pursuant to Republic Act No. 8369, otherwise known as the Family Courts Act of 1997.
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The Public-Private Partnership Code of the Philippines
Worldwide, public-private partnerships, or PPPs, have become essential for implementing development projects, public infrastructure, and services.
Generally, PPPs seek to address difficult issues, promote economic growth, and improve community quality of life by utilizing the advantages and resources of both the public and private sectors. Fundamentally, a public-private partnership is a legally binding agreement between private enterprises and government agencies to jointly provide public services and infrastructure.
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Important Provisions in Civil Law: Property, Ownership and Succession (Volume 2)
This book contains important provisions of the New Civil Code which are considered as bar favorites and other related provisions and grouped them into one. It also defines terms and distinguishes one from the other, the requisites, and most importantly it includes Bar Questions and Answers from 1990 to 2019 and are arranged according to topics and provisions involved.
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Family Code of the Philippines: Comments and Jurisprudence
The new edition of the book was necessitated by the jurisprudential developments brought about by the case of Tan-Andal vs. Andal as well as other developments in jurisprudence from the year 2022 to 2023.
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Guidelines and Procedures in Land Titles and Deeds
This simple book is a product of the authors’ experience working both in the Land Registration Authority and the Register of Deeds is intended to simplify the study of Land Titles and Deeds and as a supplementary reading material for the students of law, bar candidates, real estate brokers, real estate sales persons and bar practitioners. It is highly recommended, that while reading, the reader must take a glance first of the codal provisions of P.D. No. 1529 (Property Registration Decree).
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Important Provisions In Civil Law: Obligations and Contracts (Volume 3)
This book contains important provisions of the New Civil Code which are considered as bar favorites and other related provisions and grouped them into one. It also defines terms and distinguishes one from the other, the requisites, and most importantly it includes Bar Questions and Answers from 1990 to 2017 and are arranged according to topics and provisions involved.
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Important Provisions in Civil Law: Persons (Volume 1)
This book contains important provisions of the New Civil Code which are considered as bar favorites and other related provisions and grouped them into one. It also defines terms and distinguishes one from the other, the requisites, and most importantly it includes Bar Questions and Answers from 1990 to 2019 and are arranged according to topics and provisions involved.
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Civil Law Reviewer
Our Civil Law Reviewer is a comprehensive study guide designed to help law students and aspiring lawyers prepare for their civil law examinations. This book is written in a question and answer format, making it easier for readers to understand and retain the information.
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Torts and Damages: Commentary & Jurisprudence
Torts and damages play a vital role in the legal system, serving multiple purposes. They provide a means for injured parties to seek justice and hold wrongdoers accountable for their actions. Additionally, they act as a deterrent, discouraging individuals and organizations from engaging in harmful behavior. Torts and damages also contribute to the development of legal precedents, shaping future cases and ensuring fairness and consistency in the application of the law.
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The Law on Credit Transactions: Commentaries and Jurisprudence
The pertinent provisions of the Civil Code, the special laws concerning credit transactions (i.e., the Pawnshop Act, the Real Estate Mortgage Law, the Chattel Mortgage Act, the Ship Mortgage Decree and the Personal Property Securities Act) form part of the discussions as well as relevant jurisprudence up to the year 2023. -
Partnership, Agency and Trust: Comments and Jurisprudence
The author has retained the discussion and direction of this book that has been the hallmark of the first edition. Latest laws and jurisprudence up to the end of 2023 was included seamlessly in the discussion so as to serve as both a comprehensive and comprehensible reference to the reader.
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Obligations and Contracts: Notes and Jurisprudence
This book is an invaluable resource for law students, lawyers, and professionals working in the field of contracts and obligations. It serves as a comprehensive guide, providing a solid foundation of knowledge and understanding in this area of law.
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Sales and Lease: Comments and Jurisprudence
Sales and Lease: Comments and Jurisprudence Book is a comprehensive guide that provides a thorough analysis of the legal principles and practical aspects of sales and lease transactions. Written by renowned legal experts, this book is an invaluable resource for lawyers, law students, and professionals in the field.
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Ratio Legis: Persons & Family Relations
The principal purpose of the Ratio Legis is to reinforce the learning process by providing the student with syllabi notes from choice and selected jurisprudence with the end in view of providing context as well as illustrate the various legal concepts, principles and more importantly — the interpretation and application made by the High Court to various issues raised before It touching on our core values on Family and its related issues and concepts.
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Ratio Legis: Development In Family Law
The principal purpose of the Ratio Legis is to reinforce the learning process by providing the student with syllabi notes from choice and selected jurisprudence with the end in view of providing context as well as illustrate the various legal concepts, principles and more importantly — the interpretation and application made by the High Court to various issues raised before It throughout our nation’s socio-political history.
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Obligations and Contracts (Third Edition)
With the continuing support and encouraging reception of students, colleagues and readers alike, it is with the authors’ original approach, that this work presents the provisions of the law on obligations and contracts under the Civil Code in the simplest way possible for easy understanding and comprehension. The nature, meaning and application of the provisions using established legal concepts, and whenever appropriate — applicable jurisprudence, are discussed in this book. It also indicates recommended readings at the end of each Chapter with the end in view of assisting the learning process leading the student of law to discover the import of the law on his own terms — thus, providing the learning reinforcement needed to understand the law.
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Jottings and Jurisprudence in Civil Law (Obligations and Contracts)
This new book on OBLIGATIONS AND CONTRACTS by Professor Ruben F. Balane is a treatise for all seasons. Starting with Latin quotations from Cicero, Justinian and St. Mathew, it tackles a difficult tapestry and presents it in a systematic and understandable way that makes it useful for a range of users – academicians, law practitioners, judges, and plain lay persons interested in the dynamics and workings of civil law.
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Jottings and Jurisprudence in Civil Law (Succession)
Since its first edition in 1998, this book has been updated every four years: in 2002, 2006, and 2010. This quadrennial cycle was broken in 2014, when, owing to heavy teaching loads which the author imprudently took on, a fifth edition failed to appear.
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Commentaries and Jurisprudence on the Civil Code of the Philippines (Volume 5) Sales
Art. 1458, By the contract of sale one of the contracting parties obligates himself to transfer the ownership of and to deliver a determinate thing, and the other to pay therefor a price certain in money or tis equivalent.
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Commentaries and Jurisprudence on the Civil Code of the Philippines (Volume 4) Obligations and Contracts
Concept and Kinds of Prescription – Under the common law, the word “prescription” is generally used with reference to the acquisition of a right by the lapse of time. It is said, for example, under the common law, that one may acquire a right to real property or to an easement by prescription. On the other hand, the word “limitation,” as applied to actions under the common law, has reference to the time within which an action must be brought after the right of action has accrued. Under the Civil Code, the word “prescription” is used to cover both these ideas.
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Commentaries and Jurisprudence on the Civil Code of the Philippines (Volume 3) Succession
Basis of Law of Succession – By succession, the transmissible property, rights and obligations of a person pass, upon his death, to his heirs and other successors mortis causa. There has been some conflict among writers as to the basis of the law on succession.
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Commentaries and Jurisprudence on the Civil Code of the Philippines (Volume 2) Property
Property is an economic concept, meaning a mass of things or objects useful to human activity and which are necessary to life, for which reason they may in one way or another be organized and distributed, but always for the use of man.
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Commentaries and Jurisprudence on the Civil Code of the Philippines (Volume 1) Persons
Since the effectivity of the new Civil Code, there has been persistent clamor among members of the bench and the bar, among professors and students, for a work that would explain the provisions of the Code, particularly those which were borrowed from other countries. The present work seeks to answer this need.
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Torts and Damages (Annotated)
To update this Book on Torts and Damages, the author has decided to put up a revised edition to include important decisions of the Supreme Court rendered after its maiden publication in 2004. The decisions included cover the year 2005 up to 2009 which have amplified subsisting jurisprudence.
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The Family Code of the Philippines Annotated
This Book would not have been a reality without the kind and valuable assistance of chosen personnel in the author’s Law Office specifically in the herculean task of preparing the Manuscript and the proofreading of lay outs. The author for all these is deeply indebted to Ms. Dolores S. Lacuata, Ms. Angelina L. Baptista and Ms. Marilou Y. Pineda for their months of continuous work.
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Obligations and Contracts
This revised edition will be of great help to practicing lawyers, magistrates and students of law. Important decisions of the Supreme Court for the last nine (9) years have been studiously considered and are now annotated parts of this Book.
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Persons and Family Relations
In this book entitled “Family Code of the Philippines Annotated,” Prof. Pineda presents a comprehensive and systematic annotation on the provisions of the Code.
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Sales and Other Special Contracts
With this revision, again, it is my fervent wish that it shall continue to be a meaningful guide to all readers who may find the need for it in solving some legal problems regarding sales and relevant subjects.
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Law on Property
The revision of this book printed in 1999 is necessitated by the intervening decisions of the Supreme Court within the span of 10 years. These decisions have clarified , modified and amplified existing jurisprudence.
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Succession and Prescription
This revision, hopefully, will be of great help to law researchers, law students, and bar reviewees without having to mention law professors, judges and magistrates.