Filipinos are governed by their national law with respect to the following matters, except:

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• A & B both Filipinos are married. While having vacation in Hawaii, A executed a will in accordance with USA law, where there is only one (1) witness. Is the will valid?
• A & B are Filipinos. They migrated to the USA where A embraced American citizenship. A obtained a divorce decree in the USA. Can B get married again?
• A and B both Filipinos are married, but at the time of the marriage, B was 16 years old. The marriage was celebrated in Hongkong and valid there as such. A wants to get married again and came to you for advice. Give your advice to A.
• A and B both Filipinos are married. A was convicted of the crime of murder. They sought your advice whether they can adopt C, a relative by consanguinity of B. What is your advice?
• A and B both Filipinos, are married. They bought a property but not covered by a title. They migrated to the USA and became American citizens. When they came back for vacation, they filed a petition for registration of the land. Will the petition prosper?
• Wendy, single, bought a parcel of land in Dagupan City from Amante for P600,000.00. A contract was executed between them which already vested upon Wendy full ownership of the property, although payable in monthly installments for a period of 4 years. One year after the execution of the contract, Wendy got married to Lorenzo. They executed a marriage settlement whereby they agreed that their properties shall be governed by the regime of conjugal partnership of gains. Thereafter, subsequent installments were paid from the conjugal partnership funds. Is the land conjugal or paraphernal?
• A & B are married. They have properties and they are governed by the conjugal partnership of gains. They negotiated for the sale of one (1) of their properties to C, but when the signing of the contract came, B did not consent to the sale. During the negotiation, they delivered the property to C. Is the sale valid?
• A & B entered into an ante nuptial agreement that they would be governed by the conjugal partnership of gains when they will get married. A year thereafter, they got married. Can they change their property relationship during the marriage?
• Spouses M and N executed two (2) separate wills containing the same provisions. After their death, their compulsory heirs filed a petition for joint probate of their wills. One of the voluntary heirs objected because joint probate is invalid. Is the objection tenable?
• A and B are married with a son C who is 19 years old and living in their company. A asked C to drive the family car on their way to their province in Ilocos Norte. The car met an accident resulting in the death of D, a pedestrian. Who may be liable for damages?