A is the owner of a parcel of land adjoining a river. There is an accretion formed through the natural current of the river. In 1980, his neighbor took possession of the accretion. In 2011, B filed an application for registration. Will the petition prosper?

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• A is the owner of a parcel of land covered by TCT No. 1 consisting of 10,000 square meters more of less adjoining the river bank. Accretion was formed which has been in the possession of B in 1990, but it was disposed of by the Director of Lands to B in s2010. Is the Director correct?
• 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?
• Jennifer was born an intersex and registered as a female. As she was growing up, there was no development of her female sexual organ and her breast. But there was more development of her male organ, hence, she filed a petition for correction of entries in her record of birth from female to male and to change her name from Jennifer to Johnny. Will the petition prosper?
• A & B are married. They have a 10-year old son, C. X & Y, who are childless filed a petition for adoption on June 16, 2010, seeking to adopt C. It was submitted for resolution on December 15, 2010. On December 31, 2010 C was playing with a neighbor D who is likewise a minor, using the airgun of C’s father. He pointed the gun to D, squeezed the trigger and killed D. the petition was granted on January 10, 2011. Who are liable?
• A & B are married. They have a 10-year old son, C. X & Y, who are childless filed a petition for adoption on June 16, 2010, seeking to adopt C. It was submitted for resolution on December 15, 2010. On December 31, 2010 C was playing with a neighbor D who is likewise a minor, using the airgun of C’s father. He pointed the gun to D, squeezed the trigger and killed D. The petition was granted on January 10, 2011. Who may be liable?
• A and B are married. A filed a petition for adoption alone but B consented to the adoption by executing an affidavit of consent and testified in court giving his consent to the adoption. Will the petition prosper?
• Samson, the son of a wealthy family has always claimed that since childhood, he was not a boy. He played with the girls and did not mingle with the boys. After finishing his course at a university in the Philippines, he went to the US to take up his masteral and doctorate degrees. He consulted several doctors of the possibility of sex transmission from that of male to that of a female. The sex transmission was done in Thailand and which was certified as successful by a medical expert in Manila, hence, he claimed to be a woman. He filed a petition for correction of entry of his record of birth from male to female and his name from Samson to Delailah as he was marrying his fiancé. The lower court granted the petition. Is the order of the court correct?
• The northeastern portion of the land of X is bounded by the Manila bay. If there is accretion formed, who owns the accretion? Choose the best answer.
• A owns a parcel of land. Through the natural current of the river, there was a gradual increase in the area from 11,000 square meters to 13,000 square meters in a period of 8 years. Can A register the land?
• A sold a parcel of land covered by TCT No. 9 to B. At the time of the sale, B knew that C has been in possession of the parcel of land as early as 10 years before the sale. B however checked with the Registry of Deeds and found the title to be clean. Is B a buyer in good faith?