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NO. 44-98.
CIRCULAR
NO. 44-98
TO : ALL
JUDGES
OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS
SUBJECT :
INVENTORY
OF CASES FALLING WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE FAMILY COURTS.
Section 5 of the
Family Courts Act of 1997 provides that the Family Courts shall have
exclusive
original jurisdiction to hear and decide the cases enumerated therein -
criminal cases, civil cases and special proceedings. To enable this
Office
to determine the present actual number of cases within the jurisdiction
of the Family Courts filed with and handled by the Regional Trial
Courts,
all judges of the Regional Trial Courts are hereby directed to cause
[1]
the taking of an inventory within ten (10) days from receipt of copy of
this issuance of all cases falling within the jurisdiction of the
Family
Courts filed with their respective courts; and [2] the preparation of
the
appropriate inventory list (Refer to enclosed Case Inventory Form). The
list shall indicate the case number and status of each case - whether
for
pre-trial, trial or submitted for decision. The list shall be submitted
to the Court Management Office (Attention: The Chief, Statistical
Reports
Division) of the Office of the Court Administrator on or before
Wednesday,
7 October 1998.
For strict
compliance.
[Sgd.]
ALFREDO
L. BENIPAYOCourt
Administrator
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