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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-266/subchapter-ii/3353i/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 335...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 3352 — 3353aa) › § 3353i - Trust Advisor—Definiti...
A trust advisor shall be any person other than a trustee who, under the terms of the trust or through a court order, has a power with respect to a trust, including, but not limited to one or more of the following: (a) To modify or amend the terms of the trust to achieve favorable tax status or respond to changes in any...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 335...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 3352 — 3353aa) › § 3353j - Rights of creditors
Creditors shall have the following rights with regards to the trust’s property, subject matter, or principal: (a) Except as expressly provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a creditor of the beneficiary of a trust shall have over or with regards to such beneficiary’s interest or the property under said tr...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 335...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 3352 — 3353aa) › § 3353k - Liability for breach o...
A trustee who commits a breach of trust shall be liable for any loss or depreciation of trust property resulting from such breach. The trustee shall also be liable for any profit made by him through breach of trust, of for any profit that would have accrued to the trust property if there had been no breach of trust. Ho...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-266/subchapter-ii/3353l/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 335...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 3352 — 3353aa) › § 3353l - Joint liability of tru...
If there is more than one trustee and all trustees commit breach of trust, they shall be held jointly liable to the trust. History —Aug. 31, 2012, No. 219, § 46.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-266/subchapter-ii/3353m/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 335...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 3352 — 3353aa) › § 3353m - Prudent investor rule
With regards to trusts, the prudent investor rule sets forth that: (a) General rule.— (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a trustee who invests and manages trust property owes a duty to the trust’s beneficiaries to comply with the prudent investor rule set forth herein. (2) The prudent i...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 335...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 3352 — 3353aa) › § 3353n - Immunity of successor ...
Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the trust or a court order, a successor trustee appointed under the terms and conditions of the trust or by the court shall not be required or have the duty to review the records, accounts, accounting, or reports of a predecessor trustee, or to inquire about the actions or o...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 335...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 3352 — 3353aa) › § 3353o - Reimbursement and repa...
If two trustees are liable to the beneficiary due to breach of trust, a trustee is entitled to a proportional contribution from the other trustee unless: (a) One trustee was substantially more at fault than the other, in which case the former shall not be entitled to contribution from the other trustee; (b) one trustee...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 335...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 3352 — 3353aa) › § 3353p - Attachment or executio...
The beneficiary’s creditors may attach or execute the beneficiary’s interest to satisfy claims against the beneficiary, unless: (a) The trust property is non-attachable according to the law; (b) the trustor provided for the prohibition of voluntary or involuntary alienation of the interest of a beneficiary who is entit...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 335...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 3352 — 3353aa) › § 3353q - Ineffectiveness of spe...
Notwithstanding a spendthrift provision included in a trust as provided in subsection (g) of § 3353p of this title, an income beneficiary’s creditor or assignee may reach the beneficiary’s income interest by means of attachment or execution in the following circumstances and extension: (a) Income earned or to be earned...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 335...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 3352 — 3353aa) › § 3353r - Debt of the beneficiar...
The beneficiary’s interest shall be reached to fulfill his obligations when: (a) The beneficiary has an outstanding debt with the trustor-testator, unless the testator had cancelled the debt or expressed his intention to allow the beneficiary to enjoy his interest in the trust despite not having satisfied the debt; (b)...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 335...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 3352 — 3353aa) › § 3353s - Actions of trustee aga...
The trustee may initiate actions against third parties on his own motion if the trustee holds the trust property. However, if the trustee unduly fails to initiate an action, the beneficiary may do so joining the trustee as a co-defendant. History —Aug. 31, 2012, No. 219, § 53.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-266/subchapter-ii/3353t/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 335...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 3352 — 3353aa) › § 3353t - Acquisition of trust p...
Whenever a trustee transfers or alienates trust property without committing breach of trust, the third party gains clear title from the trust and is not held liable to the beneficiary. If the trustee, in breach of trust, transfers or alienates trust property to a third party for valuable consideration, the latter shall...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 335...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 3352 — 3353aa) › § 3353u - Liability of a third-p...
If the trustee, in a breach of trust, transfers or alienates trust property to a third-party acquirer in bad faith who has not subsequently disposed thereof, said acquirer may be compelled to: (a) Return such assets to the trust along with the income earned therefrom; (b) pay the value the assets had upon receipt there...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 335...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 3352 — 3353aa) › § 3353v - Liability of a third-p...
If, under the same circumstances of § 3353u of this title, the third-party acquirer in bad faith has disposed of the assets, said acquirer may be compelled to: (a) Return the proceeds of their sale and the income received from such assets and the product of their sale; (b) return the proceeds of their sale with interes...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 335...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 3352 — 3353aa) › § 3353w - Rights of the third-pa...
A third-party acquirer in bad faith may claim payment for: (a) The amount paid to the trustee for the assets insofar as the trust would have received benefit or such third-party acquirer would have satisfied any lien on such assets; and (b) expenses incurred by such acquirer for the repair of such assets and the improv...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 335...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 3352 — 3353aa) › § 3353x - Causes for ineffective...
A private trust may be ineffective on the same grounds that any other legal transaction may be according to general rules. History —Aug. 31, 2012, No. 219, § 58.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 335...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 3352 — 3353aa) › § 3353y - Nullity of a provision
If a provision of the trust instrument is null for any reason the remaining provisions thereof shall only become null if the null provision is not severable from them without undermining the purposes for which the trust was created. History —Aug. 31, 2012, No. 219, § 59.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 335...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 3352 — 3353aa) › § 3353z - Effects of nullity
Unless the trustor has expressly manifested an intention to the contrary, the trust property shall be reverted to the trustor or his heirs, free from trust, if: (a) The purposes of the trust are fulfilled without exhausting the assets, unless it was constituted for valuable consideration and paid by a third-party, in w...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 335...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter II - Private Trusts (§§ 3352 — 3353aa) › § 3353aa - Termination of trust
A trust shall terminate when: (a) The trust purpose is fulfilled; (b) the term of the trust has expired or the event that causes the trust termination has occurred; (c) there is an absolute lack of the necessary conditions for its execution, or the condition for its execution is not met within the term stipulated; (d) ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter III - Charitable Trust (§§ ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter III - Charitable Trust (§§ 3354 — 3354f) › § 3354 - Concept and term
A charitable trust is a trust created for the benefit of society in general or a considerable sector thereof. Its term may be indefinite or perpetual. History —Aug. 31, 2012, No. 219, § 62.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter III - Charitable Trust (§§ ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter III - Charitable Trust (§§ 3354 — 3354f) › § 3354a - Beneficiary of chari...
A charitable trust may be created even if no particular or clearly identifiable beneficiaries are designated. If the charitable trust has multiple trustees, the powers granted thereto by this chapter may be exercised by a majority vote unless the terms of the trust provide otherwise. History —Aug. 31, 2012, No. 219, § ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter III - Charitable Trust (§§ ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter III - Charitable Trust (§§ 3354 — 3354f) › § 3354b - Constitution and adm...
The provisions set forth in the third paragraph of § 3351e, and the provisions of §§ 3352, 3352b-3352e, 3352g, 3352h, 3352l, 3352n-3352r, 3352t, 3352v, 3352w-3353, 3353d, 3353j, 3353l-3353p, 3353t-3353x and 3354 of this title shall apply to the creation and administration of charitable trusts. Any reference to trustees...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter III - Charitable Trust (§§ ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter III - Charitable Trust (§§ 3354 — 3354f) › § 3354c - Charitable purposes
There shall be understood as charitable purposes: (a) The relief of poverty; (b) the advancement of education or religion, and the promotion of health; (c) governmental or municipal purposes, such as building and maintaining monuments, statues, public parks, and similar sites; (d) any other purpose the achievement of w...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter III - Charitable Trust (§§ ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter III - Charitable Trust (§§ 3354 — 3354f) › § 3354d - Validity or nullity ...
A charitable trust shall fail if: (a) The trustor does not identify the purpose for which the trust property is set aside; (b) the trust property or the income generated thereby may be devoted to private use. However, if the terms of the trust indicate that the trustee shall allocate the assets partly for private and p...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter III - Charitable Trust (§§ ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter III - Charitable Trust (§§ 3354 — 3354f) › § 3354e - Modification of char...
If a trust is created and its assets are intended for a particular charitable purpose that becomes unlawful, impracticable, or impossible to achieve, the trust shall not fail. In that case, the court shall instruct the trustee to apply the assets to another charity that falls within the general intention of the trustor...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter III - Charitable Trust (§§ ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter III - Charitable Trust (§§ 3354 — 3354f) › § 3354f - Standing to enforce ...
The Secretary of Justice, a cotrustee, or a person with a special interest in the fulfillment of the trust’s purposes may enforce such charitable trust by exercising the remedies provided for in this chapter. An entity with purposes similar to those of the trust shall have standing to request the removal of a trustee f...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter IV - Final Provisions (§§ 3...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter IV - Final Provisions (§§ 3355 — 3355a) › § 3355 - Default rule
Should there be any issue that this chapter fails to provide for, or if any of its provisions require interpretation, U.S. doctrines and case law regarding trusts shall govern unless something else is necessarily inferred from any of the provisions of this Act or if there is an express referral to Puerto Rico legislati...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a)›Subchapter IV - Final Provisions (§§ 3...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 266 - Trust Act (§§ 3351 — 3355a) › Subchapter IV - Final Provisions (§§ 3355 — 3355a) › § 3355a - Other statutes of lim...
Except as provided in §§ 3351e and 3354b of this title, the limitation set forth in the laws of Puerto Rico and the standards for the application thereof that are currently in effect shall govern the actions resulting from the provision of this chapter. History —Aug. 31, 2012, No. 219, § 70.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 281 - Quo Warranto (§§ 3391 — 3397)›§ 3391 - Definition
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 281 - Quo Warranto (§§ 3391 — 3397) › § 3391 - Definition
A quo warranto is a writ by which the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico commences an action to recover an office or franchise from the person or corporation in possession of same. History —Code Civil Proc., 1933, § 640.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 281 - Quo Warranto (§§ 3391 — 3397)›§ 3392 - Grounds; petition; parties
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 281 - Quo Warranto (§§ 3391 — 3397) › § 3392 - Grounds; petition; parties
In case any person should usurp, or unlawfully hold or execute any public office or should unlawfully make use of any franchise, or likewise shall hold any office in any corporation created by and existing under the laws of Puerto Rico, or any public officer shall have done or suffered any act which, by the provisions ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 281 - Quo Warranto (§§ 3391 — 3397)›§ 3393 - Summons
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 281 - Quo Warranto (§§ 3391 — 3397) › § 3393 - Summons
On the filing of such petition, the secretary shall issue a summons returnable in ten (10) days, but if any defendant resides out of Puerto Rico, he may be served in the same manner and with like effect as in other suits. History —Code Civil Proc., 1933, § 642.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 281 - Quo Warranto (§§ 3391 — 3397)›§ 3394 - When defendant required to plead
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 281 - Quo Warranto (§§ 3391 — 3397) › § 3394 - When defendant required to plead
Every defendant, who shall be summoned or served with a copy of the petition as required in §§ 3391-3397 of this title, shall be held to plead to the petition on the return day of the summons, or when served with a copy of the information at the expiration of the time as may be granted by the court, or in default there...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 281 - Quo Warranto (§§ 3391 — 3397)›§ 3395 - Time allowed to plead, reply, or demur
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 281 - Quo Warranto (§§ 3391 — 3397) › § 3395 - Time allowed to plead, reply, or demur
The court in which any information, as aforesaid, is filed, may allow the relator or any defendant such convenient time to plead, reply or demur, as it shall deem just and reasonable. History —Code Civil Proc., 1933, § 644.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 281 - Quo Warranto (§§ 3391 — 3397)›§ 3396 - Judgment; sale of land; fine
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 281 - Quo Warranto (§§ 3391 — 3397) › § 3396 - Judgment; sale of land; fine
In case any person or corporation against whom any such petition is filed, is adjudged guilty, the court may give judgment of ouster against such person or corporation from the office or franchise to which the petition refers, and fine such person or corporation for usurping, intruding in, or unlawfully holding and exe...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 281 - Quo Warranto (§§ 3391 — 3397)›§ 3397 - Appeals
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 281 - Quo Warranto (§§ 3391 — 3397) › § 3397 - Appeals
Appeals and writs of error may be taken and prosecuted in the same manner as in all other civil actions. History —Code Civil Proc., 1933, § 646.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 283 - Mandamus (§§ 3421 — 3433)›§ 3421 - Definition
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 283 - Mandamus (§§ 3421 — 3433) › § 3421 - Definition
Mandamus is a high prerogative writ issuing out of the Supreme Court or Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico, in the name of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, directed to any natural person, persons, company or corporation or inferior court of judicature within its jurisdiction requiring them to do some particular act...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 283 - Mandamus (§§ 3421 — 3433)›§ 3422 - Issuance
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 283 - Mandamus (§§ 3421 — 3433) › § 3422 - Issuance
The writ of mandamus may be issued by the Supreme Court or the Court of First Instance, or any justice or judge thereof, during the term or at chambers, to any inferior tribunal, corporation, board or person to compel the performance of any act which the law especially enjoins as a duty resulting from an office, trust ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 283 - Mandamus (§§ 3421 — 3433)›§ 3423 - Restriction of issuance; information
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 283 - Mandamus (§§ 3421 — 3433) › § 3423 - Restriction of issuance; information
This writ may not be issued in any case where there is plain and adequate remedy in the ordinary course of the law. It may be issued on the information of the party beneficially interested. History —Code Civil Proc., 1933, § 651.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 283 - Mandamus (§§ 3421 — 3433)›§ 3431 - Judgment; damages; costs; peremptory mandamus
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 283 - Mandamus (§§ 3421 — 3433) › § 3431 - Judgment; damages; costs; peremptory mandamus
If judgment be given for the plaintiff, he shall recover the damages that he shall have sustained, to be ascertained by the court as in a civil action, and costs; and a peremptory mandamus shall also be granted to him without delay. History —Code Civil Proc., 1933, § 659.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 283 - Mandamus (§§ 3421 — 3433)›§ 3432 - Recovery as bar to other actions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 283 - Mandamus (§§ 3421 — 3433) › § 3432 - Recovery as bar to other actions
A recovery of damages by virtue of this chapter against the parties who shall have made a return to a writ of mandamus is a bar to any other action against the same party for the making of such return. History —Code Civil Proc., 1933, § 660.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 283 - Mandamus (§§ 3421 — 3433)›§ 3433 - Fine for failure of public officer to perform duties
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 283 - Mandamus (§§ 3421 — 3433) › § 3433 - Fine for failure of public officer to perform duties
Whenever a peremptory mandamus is directed to any public officer, body or board commanding the performance of any public deed specially enjoined by law, if it appear to the court that such officer or any member of such body or board has, without just excuse, refused or neglected to perform the duties so enjoined, the c...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 285 - Prohibition (§§ 3461 — 3464)›§ 3461 - Definition
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 285 - Prohibition (§§ 3461 — 3464) › § 3461 - Definition
A writ of prohibition is a writ issued by a superior court directed to the judge and parties of a suit in an inferior court commanding them to cease from the prosecution of the same, upon a suggestion that the cause originally, or some collateral matter arising therein, does not belong to that jurisdiction but to the c...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 285 - Prohibition (§§ 3461 — 3464)›§ 3462 - Courts authorized to issue
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 285 - Prohibition (§§ 3461 — 3464) › § 3462 - Courts authorized to issue
The Supreme Court and the Court of First Instance are hereby authorized and empowered to issue writs of prohibition. History —Code Civil Proc., 1933, § 665.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 285 - Prohibition (§§ 3461 — 3464)›§ 3463 - Application; contents
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 285 - Prohibition (§§ 3461 — 3464) › § 3463 - Application; contents
Writs of prohibition shall be applied for upon affidavit, by petition in the same manner as writs of mandamus, and if the cause shown shall appear to the court to be sufficient a writ shall thereupon be issued, which shall command the court and party to whom it shall be directed to desist and refrain from any further p...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 285 - Prohibition (§§ 3461 — 3464)›§ 3464 - Service; return
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 285 - Prohibition (§§ 3461 — 3464) › § 3464 - Service; return
Such writ shall be served upon the court and party to whom it shall be directed in the same manner as a writ of mandamus, and a return shall in like manner be made thereto by such court which may be enforced by attachment. History —Code Civil Proc., 1933, § 667.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 287 - Certiorari (§§ 3491 — 3493)›§ 3491 - Definition
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 287 - Certiorari (§§ 3491 — 3493) › § 3491 - Definition
The writ of certiorari is a writ issued by a superior to an inferior court requiring the latter to send to former certified copy of some proceeding therein pending, or the record and proceedings in some cause already terminated in cases where procedure is not according to the course of the law, and to complete the proc...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 287 - Certiorari (§§ 3491 — 3493)›§ 3492 - Courts authorized to issue
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 287 - Certiorari (§§ 3491 — 3493) › § 3492 - Courts authorized to issue
The Supreme Court and the Circuit Court of Appeals are hereby authorized and empowered to issue writs of certiorari only under the terms and situations provided in the “Puerto Rico Judiciary Act of 1994”, and in the Rules of Civil, Criminal and Minors’ Affairs Procedures. History —Code Civil Proc., 1933, § 671; Dec. 25...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 287 - Certiorari (§§ 3491 — 3493)›§ 3493 - Procedure
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 287 - Certiorari (§§ 3491 — 3493) › § 3493 - Procedure
All writs of certiorari issued by any court, pursuant to [the] provisions of §§ 3491-3493 of this title, shall bear the stamp of the issuing court, and all such writs shall be requested in the form and manner provided by §§ 3491-3493 of this title, as well as by the applicable provisions of the “Puerto Rico Judiciary A...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 289 - Injunctions Generally (§§ 3521 — 3533)›§ 3521 - Definition
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 289 - Injunctions Generally (§§ 3521 — 3533) › § 3521 - Definition
An injunction is a judicial command in writing issued under the seal of a court directing a person to refrain from doing or permitting to be done by others under his control a particular act which violates a right of another. History —Code Civil Proc., 1933, § 675.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 289 - Injunctions Generally (§§ 3521 — 3533)›§ 3522 - Who may issue
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 289 - Injunctions Generally (§§ 3521 — 3533) › § 3522 - Who may issue
The Supreme Court, or any judge thereof, may issue injunctions to enforce the jurisdiction of said court under the regulations prescribed by law, and the judges of the Court of First Instance may issue injunctions in all cases in which such process may be properly issued. History —Code Civil Proc., 1933, § 676.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 289 - Injunctions Generally (§§ 3521 — 3533)›§ 3523 - Grounds
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 289 - Injunctions Generally (§§ 3521 — 3533) › § 3523 - Grounds
An injunction may be granted in the following cases: (1) When it appears by the complaint that the plaintiff is entitled to the relief demanded and such relief, or any part thereof, consists in restraining the commission or continuance of the act complained of either for a limited period or perpetually. (2) When it app...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 289 - Injunctions Generally (§§ 3521 — 3533)›§ 3524 - Cases in which prohibited
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 289 - Injunctions Generally (§§ 3521 — 3533) › § 3524 - Cases in which prohibited
An injunction or restraining order cannot be granted: (1) To stay a judicial proceeding which is being prosecuted at the time the action soliciting the injunction is filed unless the restraint is necessary to prevent a multiplicity of such proceedings or to avert depriving the petitioner of any right, privilege or immu...
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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 289 - Injunctions Generally (§§ 3521 — 3533) › § 3532 - Taxes; public nuisance
An injunction may be granted upon the petition of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to enjoin and suppress the keeping and maintenance of a common nuisance. The petition shall be verified by the prosecuting attorney of the district in which the common nuisance exists, or by the Secretary of Justice, upon information and ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 289 - Injunctions Generally (§§ 3521 — 3533)›§ 3533 - Penalty for disobedience
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 289 - Injunctions Generally (§§ 3521 — 3533) › § 3533 - Penalty for disobedience
The disobedience of a writ of injunction shall be punished as contempt of court by the court. The court may issue a warrant of arrest on being convinced upon an affidavit of the violation, and the court may sentence, at its discretion, such person to pay a fine not to exceed five hundred (500) dollars, and to make imme...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 291 - Injunctions for Retention or Recovery of Possession of Real Property (§§ 3561 — 3566)›§ 3561 - When injunction gran...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 291 - Injunctions for Retention or Recovery of Possession of Real Property (§§ 3561 — 3566) › § 3561 - When injunction granted
An injunction for the retention or recovery of material possession of real property shall be granted on petition of the interested party provided he shows to the satisfaction of the court that he has been disturbed in his possession or tenancy of said property by acts showing intention of disturbing or depriving him of...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 291 - Injunctions for Retention or Recovery of Possession of Real Property (§§ 3561 — 3566)›§ 3562 - Contents of complain...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 291 - Injunctions for Retention or Recovery of Possession of Real Property (§§ 3561 — 3566) › § 3562 - Contents of complaint
The complaint shall be drafted and sworn to pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure and shall set forth: (1) That the complainant was within the year preceding the filing of the complaint in the actual possession of the property described in said complaint if it is sought to recover it, and was and is...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 291 - Injunctions for Retention or Recovery of Possession of Real Property (§§ 3561 — 3566)›§ 3563 - Date for hearing; su...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 291 - Injunctions for Retention or Recovery of Possession of Real Property (§§ 3561 — 3566) › § 3563 - Date for hearing; summons
The court shall set a date for a hearing upon such complaint, which date shall be within the following fifteen (15) days, and the defendant shall be summoned at least eight (8) days prior to the date set for such hearing. History —Code Civil Proc., 1933, § 692.
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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 291 - Injunctions for Retention or Recovery of Possession of Real Property (§§ 3561 — 3566) › § 3564 - Motions
All motions or demurrers shall be filed and heard at the time of said hearing. History —Code Civil Proc., 1933, § 693.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 291 - Injunctions for Retention or Recovery of Possession of Real Property (§§ 3561 — 3566)›§ 3565 - Judgment; costs
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 291 - Injunctions for Retention or Recovery of Possession of Real Property (§§ 3561 — 3566) › § 3565 - Judgment; costs
The court shall render judgment without undue delay. Costs shall be taxed against the party against whom judgment is rendered. History —Code Civil Proc., 1933, § 694.
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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 291 - Injunctions for Retention or Recovery of Possession of Real Property (§§ 3561 — 3566) › § 3566 - Form of injunction
Such injunction shall direct that the plaintiff be restored to possession and shall require the disturber to abstain in future from the commission of such acts, or of others which show the same intent, and shall warn him that disobedience of such injunction shall constitute contempt of court. History —Code Civil Proc.,...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 292 - Procedure for Cases Involving Homeless Persons (§§ 3571 — 3576)›§ 3571 - Definitions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 292 - Procedure for Cases Involving Homeless Persons (§§ 3571 — 3576) › § 3571 - Definitions
(a) Causes of action.— Includes, for the purposes of this chapter, actions under this chapter, under the Puerto Rico Civil Code, 1930 edition; the Mental Health Code, §§ 6152 et seq. of Title 24; and the Special Resources Act, §§ 3391 et seq. of this title, brought by a homeless person or his/her intercessor. (b) Homel...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 292 - Procedure for Cases Involving Homeless Persons (§§ 3571 — 3576)›§ 3572 - Procedures
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 292 - Procedure for Cases Involving Homeless Persons (§§ 3571 — 3576) › § 3572 - Procedures
Any cause of action exercised under this chapter shall be brought by presenting a suit on which the facts that motivate the action shall be recorded as well as the remedies requested. Along with the suit, a summons shall be enclosed, which shall be immediately issued by the clerk of the Court of First Instance, on whic...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 292 - Procedure for Cases Involving Homeless Persons (§§ 3571 — 3576)›§ 3573 - Intercessor
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 292 - Procedure for Cases Involving Homeless Persons (§§ 3571 — 3576) › § 3573 - Intercessor
An intercessor of a government, community-based, federal, Commonwealth or municipal organization may appear to represent a homeless individual, and shall have active legitimacy therefore before any judicial or administrative forum of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. History —Code Civil Proc., 1933, added as § 698 on Au...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 292 - Procedure for Cases Involving Homeless Persons (§§ 3571 — 3576)›§ 3574 - Jurisdiction—Initiation of action
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 292 - Procedure for Cases Involving Homeless Persons (§§ 3571 — 3576) › § 3574 - Jurisdiction—Initiation of action
The causes of action brought by or on behalf of a homeless person may be presented at any part of the Court of First Instance, regardless of the place of residence of the parties, of the location where the events took place, or where a real property is located. History —Code Civil Proc., 1933, added as § 699 on Aug. 31...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 292 - Procedure for Cases Involving Homeless Persons (§§ 3571 — 3576)›§ 3575 - Subsequent procedures
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 292 - Procedure for Cases Involving Homeless Persons (§§ 3571 — 3576) › § 3575 - Subsequent procedures
The judge presiding over a hearing for the first appearance in any case brought under Title XVIII of this act, shall schedule in that hearing the course of the subsequent proceedings in the case, including the use of the mechanisms of discovery of proof, which shall be conducted before the second appearance. History —C...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576)›Chapter 292 - Procedure for Cases Involving Homeless Persons (§§ 3571 — 3576)›§ 3576 - Exemption from payment of fees
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 5 - Extraordinary Remedies (§§ 3391 — 3576) › Chapter 292 - Procedure for Cases Involving Homeless Persons (§§ 3571 — 3576) › § 3576 - Exemption from payment of fees
(a) All documents presented to the Court of First Instance by the homeless person or by an intercessor, shall be exempted from the payment of fees. (b) All copies of pertinent documents available at the agencies of the Commonwealth, public corporations and the municipalities, that are requested by the homeless or their...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part I - SCOPE OF RULES›Rule 1 - Scope of Rules›Rule 1 - Scope of Rules
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part I - SCOPE OF RULES › Rule 1 - Scope of Rules › Rule 1 - Scope of Rules
These rules shall govern the procedure in all suits of a civil nature brought before the General Court of Justice. They shall be construed so as to secure the just, speedy and inexpensive determination of every action.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION›Rule 2 - Commencement of action›Rule 2 - Commencement of action
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION › Rule 2 - Commencement of action › Rule 2 - Commencement of action
An action is commenced by filing a complaint with the court.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION›Rule 3 - Venue (“competencia”)›Rule 3.1 - Jurisdiction
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION › Rule 3 - Venue (“competencia”) › Rule 3.1 - Jurisdiction
Every action shall be filed with the pertinent division or part of the court, as provided by statutes and by these rules, but no case shall be dismissed for having been submitted to a court without jurisdiction or authority therefor. Every case shall be heard in the part of the court where it is brought by agreement of...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION›Rule 3 - Venue (“competencia”)›Rule 3.2 - Actions involving real prope...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION › Rule 3 - Venue (“competencia”) › Rule 3.2 - Actions involving real property
Actions involving the title to real property or any right or interest in such property shall be filed in the part corresponding to that in which the subject of the action, or part thereof, without prejudice to the general rules on jurisdiction and removal established in Rules 3.1 and 3.5. History —Amended on Dec. 25, 1...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION›Rule 3 - Venue (“competencia”)›Rule 3.3 - Actions to be tried accordin...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION › Rule 3 - Venue (“competencia”) › Rule 3.3 - Actions to be tried according to the place of origin of the cause
Actions against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and actions to recover damages under any legal precept, or to obtain compensation from an insurance company, based on an insurance policy contract, shall be filed in the part corresponding to that in which the cause of action or any part thereof originated, without prejud...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION›Rule 3 - Venue (“competencia”)›Rule 3.4 - Actions to be tried accordin...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION › Rule 3 - Venue (“competencia”) › Rule 3.4 - Actions to be tried according to residence of parties
In all other cases, action shall be filed in the part of the court corresponding to the established place of residence of any or all defendants, except for actions involving claims for wages and child support, which shall be processed in the part corresponding the plaintiffs place of residence. If none of the defendant...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION›Rule 3 - Venue (“competencia”)›Rule 3.5 - Removal of actions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION › Rule 3 - Venue (“competencia”) › Rule 3.5 - Removal of actions
(a) When an action has been filed in an inappropriate part, if the defendant wishes to challenge said part jurisdiction, a motion to have the action removed to the proper part of the court shall be filed within a term of thirty (30) days from the date of notice of the suit and service of process. The motion for removal...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION›Rule 4 - Process›Rule 4.1 - Issuance
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION › Rule 4 - Process › Rule 4.1 - Issuance
Upon the filing of the complaint, the clerk shall forthwith issue a summons and deliver it to the plaintiff or his attorney. Upon request of the plaintiff, the clerk shall issue separate or additional summons against any defendants.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION›Rule 4 - Process›Rule 4.2 - Form
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION › Rule 4 - Process › Rule 4.2 - Form
The summons shall be signed by the clerk, shall bear the name and seal of the court, specifying the part, and the names of the parties; shall be addressed to the defendant, state the name, address and telephone number of the plaintiff’s attorney, and the term within which these rules require the defendant to appear, an...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION›Rule 4 - Process›Rule 4.3 - By Whom Served; Term to Serve
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION › Rule 4 - Process › Rule 4.3 - By Whom Served; Term to Serve
(a) Service of process shall be made by a marshal or by any person not less than eighteen (18) years of age who can read and write, who is not a party or his attorney and who has no interest in the action. In the case of defendants who are outside Puerto Rico, the summons shall be served by a marshal of the jurisdictio...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION›Rule 4 - Process›Rule 4.3.1 - Waiver of summons; duty of defendant to ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION › Rule 4 - Process › Rule 4.3.1 - Waiver of summons; duty of defendant to avoid the expenses of the processing of a summ...
(a) A defendant who waivers a summons does not waiver raising the defense of lack of standing, or requesting the transfer of the case to a court with jurisdiction. (b) A person of legal age, corporation, company, partnership, association, or any other legal person notified that a claim has been raised against him has t...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION›Rule 4 - Process›Rule 4.4 - Personal service
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION › Rule 4 - Process › Rule 4.4 - Personal service
In those cases in which it is applicable, if the defendant does not [waive] the summons by means of the mechanism set forth in Rule 4.3.1, the summons and the claim shall be processed jointly. The defendant shall forward the necessary copies to the person who performs the processing. Said person, when delivering the co...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION›Rule 4 - Process›Rule 4.5 - Service by edicts and publication thereof
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION › Rule 4 - Process › Rule 4.5 - Service by edicts and publication thereof
(a) The court shall issue an order providing for a summons by publication when the person to be served is outside of Puerto Rico or if in Puerto Rico, cannot be located although pertinent attempts have been made to locate him/her, or when the person goes into hiding to avoid being served, or if it is a foreign corporat...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION›Rule 4 - Process›Rule 4.6 - Service on unknown defendants
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION › Rule 4 - Process › Rule 4.6 - Service on unknown defendants
When unknown defendants must be served with process, service shall be made by publication under the provisions of Rule 4.5, substantially complying with said provisions wherever possible.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION›Rule 4 - Process›Rule 4.7 - Service on a person not domiciled in Puert...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION › Rule 4 - Process › Rule 4.7 - Service on a person not domiciled in Puerto Rico
(a) Whenever the person to be served is not domiciled in Puerto Rico, the General Court of Justice shall take jurisdiction over said person if the action or claim arises because said person: (1) Transacted business in Puerto Rico personally or through an agent; or (2) participated in tortious acts within Puerto Rico pe...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION›Rule 4 - Process›Rule 4.8 - Return
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION › Rule 4 - Process › Rule 4.8 - Return
Proof of service shall be made by the process server and filed with the court within the term to appear granted to the person on whom process was served. If service is made by a marshal, his proof shall consist of the corresponding return; and if made by another person, proof of service shall be made by affidavit. If s...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION›Rule 4 - Process›Rule 4.9 - Amendment
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION › Rule 4 - Process › Rule 4.9 - Amendment
At any time in its discretion and upon such terms as it deems just, the court may allow any process or proof of service thereof to be amended, unless it clearly appears that material prejudice would result to the substantial rights of the party against whom the process issued.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 5 - Pleadings allowed›Rule 5.1 - Pleadings
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 5 - Pleadings allowed › Rule 5.1 - Pleadings
The pleadings allowed are a complaint and an answer; a counterclaim and a reply; a cross-claim and an answer; a third-party complaint if a person who was not an original party is served with process pursuant to Rule 12; and a third-party answer if a third-party complaint is served. No other pleading shall be allowed, e...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 5 - Pleadings allowed›Rule 5.2 - Action by stipulation of facts
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 5 - Pleadings allowed › Rule 5.2 - Action by stipulation of facts
When there is a controversy that may give rise to a suit, the parties need not file pleadings, but rather may file with the court a stipulation of facts together with a sworn statement showing that there exists a real and effective controversy between the parties and that the stipulation is filed in good faith so that ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 6 - General Rules of pleading›Rule 6.1 - Claims for relief
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 6 - General Rules of pleading › Rule 6.1 - Claims for relief
A pleading which sets forth a claim for relief, whether a complaint, counterclaim, cross-claim or third-party complaint, shall contain (1) a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief; and (2) a prayer for the relief to which he deems himself entitled. Relief in the alternativ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 6 - General Rules of pleading›Rule 6.2 - Defenses; form of denial...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 6 - General Rules of pleading › Rule 6.2 - Defenses; form of denials
A party shall state in short and plain terms his defenses to each claim asserted and shall admit or deny the averments upon which the adverse party relies. If he does not have knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of an averment, he shall so state and this shall have the effect of a denia...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 6 - General Rules of pleading›Rule 6.3 - Affirmative defenses
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 6 - General Rules of pleading › Rule 6.3 - Affirmative defenses
When answering a preceding pleading, the following defenses shall be set forth affirmatively: compromise, accord and satisfaction, arbitration and award, assumption of risk, negligence, discharge in bankruptcy, duress, estoppel, failure of consideration, fraud, illegality, lack of diligence, authorization, payment, rel...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 6 - General Rules of pleading›Rule 6.4 - Effect of failure to den...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 6 - General Rules of pleading › Rule 6.4 - Effect of failure to deny
Averments contained in any pleading to which a responsive pleading is required, other than those referring to the amount of damages, shall be deemed admitted when not denied in the responsive pleading. Averments in a pleading to which no responsive pleading is required or permitted shall be taken as denied or explained...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 6 - General Rules of pleading›Rule 6.5 - Pleading to be concise a...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 6 - General Rules of pleading › Rule 6.5 - Pleading to be concise and direct; inconsistency
(a) Each averment of a pleading shall be simple, concise and direct. No technical forms of pleadings or motions are required. (b) A party may set forth two (2) or more statements of a claim or defense alternately or hypothetically. When two (2) or more statements are made in the alternative, and one of them would have ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 6 - General Rules of pleading›Rule 6.6 - Construction of pleading...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 6 - General Rules of pleading › Rule 6.6 - Construction of pleadings
All pleadings shall be so construed as to do substantial justice.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 6 - General Rules of pleading›Rule 6.7 - Rules on extension of ti...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 6 - General Rules of pleading › Rule 6.7 - Rules on extension of time
Extension of time shall only be granted in meritorious circumstances that outweigh the rigorous criteria of the judge, who should always strive to comply with the terms prescribed, for they are a vital element in the speedy and just disposition of cases. History —Amended Aug. 4, 1979, No. 197, p. 575, § 1, eff. Aug. 20...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 7 - Pleading special matters›Rule 7.1 - Capacity
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 7 - Pleading special matters › Rule 7.1 - Capacity
It is not necessary to aver the capacity of a party to sue or be sued, the authority of a party to sue or be sued in a representative capacity, or the legal existence of an artificial person that is made a party. When a party desires to raise an issue as to the legal existence of any party or the capacity of any party ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 7 - Pleading special matters›Rule 7.2 - Fraud, mistake or conditi...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 7 - Pleading special matters › Rule 7.2 - Fraud, mistake or condition of the mind
In all averments of fraud or mistake, the circumstances constituting fraud or mistake shall be stated in detail. Malice, intent, knowledge, and any other attitude or condition of the mind of a person may be averred in general terms.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 7 - Pleading special matters›Rule 7.3 - Time and place
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 7 - Pleading special matters › Rule 7.3 - Time and place
For the purpose of testing the sufficiency of a pleading, averments of time and place are material and shall be considered like all other averments of material nature.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 7 - Pleading special matters›Rule 7.4 - Special damages
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 7 - Pleading special matters › Rule 7.4 - Special damages
When special damages are claimed, the nature of the different items shall be specifically stated.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 7 - Pleading special matters›Rule 7.5 - Description of real prope...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 7 - Pleading special matters › Rule 7.5 - Description of real property
A pleading claiming a right over real property shall describe the same so accurately as to make its identification possible.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›8 - Form of pleading and motions›Rule 8.1 - Caption
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › 8 - Form of pleading and motions › Rule 8.1 - Caption
Every pleading shall have a caption which sets forth the name of the court, specifying the part thereof, the title of the action, the file number and its designation in accordance with Rule 5.1. In the complaint, the title of the action shall include the names of all the parties, but in the other pleadings it shall be ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›8 - Form of pleading and motions›Rule 8.2 - Paragraphs; separate state...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › 8 - Form of pleading and motions › Rule 8.2 - Paragraphs; separate statements
All averments of claim or defense shall be made in numbered paragraphs, the contents of each of which shall be limited, as far as practicable, to a statement of a single set of circumstances; and a paragraph may be referred to by number in all succeeding pleadings. Each claim founded upon a separate transaction, or occ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›8 - Form of pleading and motions›Rule 8.3 - Adoption by reference and ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › 8 - Form of pleading and motions › Rule 8.3 - Adoption by reference and exhibits
Any statement in a pleading may be adopted by reference in a different part of the same pleading or in another pleading or motion. A copy of any written document which is an exhibit to a pleading will be considered a part thereof for all purposes.