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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-266/subchapter-ii/3352i/
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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) › § 3352i - Trustee
The trustee is the natural or juridical person designated in the trust instrument to administer the trust property in favor of the beneficiary according to the provisions of such trust instrument. History —Aug. 31, 2012, No. 219, § 16.
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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) › § 3352j - Capacity of the truste...
A natural person has the capacity to be a trustee to the extent that he has the capacity to administer the trust property for his own benefit. A juridical person has the capacity to be a trustee to the extent that it has the capacity and authority by law to administer the trust property for a particular trust. The trus...
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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) › § 3352k - Multiple trustees
The trustor may designate multiple trustees to carry out duties jointly or successively by indicating the order and terms under which they must operate jointly or successively, as the case may be. History —Aug. 31, 2012, No. 219, § 18.
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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) › § 3352l - Successor trustees
The trustor may designate one or more successor trustees in the trust instrument in the event of unwillingness to act of the person so designated or removal of the trustee for any reason. The trustor may delegate the designation of a successor trustee himself or to a third party. If the trust instrument fails to set fo...
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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) › § 3352m - Acceptance of the desi...
A person designated as trustee who has not yet accepted the trusteeship may reject the trusteeship, but may not accept part of it and reject the other. A designated trustee who does not accept the trusteeship within a term of sixty (60) days, is deemed to have rejected the trusteeship, unless a competent court rules th...
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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) › § 3352n - Lack of testamentary t...
A testamentary trust shall not become null because the designated trustee rejects such designation or, having accepted the same, ceases to be the trustee for any reason, unless the express intent of the trustor was that only the designated person could be the trustee or that, given the nature of the trust, only the des...
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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) › § 3352o - Powers of the trustee
The trustee may only exercise the powers: (a) Granted by the trustor to him in the trust instrument; and (b) granted by law, provided they are necessary and convenient to fulfill the purposes of the trust, unless such powers are prohibited by the terms thereof. If the trustor grants the trustee discretion in the exerci...
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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) › § 3352p - Powers of disposition
Upon acceptance of the designation, the trustee may dispose of or encumber the trust property when the purposes of the trust so warrant without the need for the consent of the trustor or the beneficiary, unless there was an agreement to the contrary. The trustee is empowered to take any actions as appropriate to defend...
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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) › § 3352q - Powers of administrati...
With regards to the administration of the trust, the trustee shall also represent the trust and have the power to: (a) Accept additions to the trust property; (b) continue the business or other enterprise and incorporate, dissolve, or otherwise changing the form of business organization; (c) make final and binding deci...
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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) › § 3352r - Power to deviate from ...
The trustee has the power to deviate from the terms of the trust upon authorization of the court, in the following cases: (a) If, compliance therewith, because of circumstances not known to or anticipated by the trustor, would defeat or substantially impair accomplishment of trust purposes, in which case, the court may...
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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) › § 3352s - Exercise of powers whe...
If a trust has more than one trustee, all trustees must exercise the powers conferred, except as otherwise provided in the trust instrument. However, if the co-trustees fail to reach unanimous agreements, co-trustees may act according to the majority. If one or more of them rejects the designation, or for whatever reas...
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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) › § 3352t - Duties of the trustee
Upon acceptance of trusteeship, the trustee is required to: (a) Administer the trust in good faith in accordance with the terms and purposes thereof, the provisions of this chapter, and the best interest of the beneficiary, while ensuring that all actions necessary to achieve the purposes of the trust are taken; (b) wi...
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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) › § 3352u - Self-dealing prohibiti...
The trustee may not lend trust funds to himself or his dependents or partners, nor buy trust property for himself or a third-party, either in private sale or public auction, without prejudice to the trustee’s authorization in the trust instrument. History —Aug. 31, 2012, No. 219, § 28.
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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) › § 3352v - Compensation
The trustor may set the trustee’s compensation in the trust instrument. If the terms of the trust do not specify the trustee’s compensation, the court shall set the turstee’s compensation, if the trustor does not prohibit it, taking into account the nature of the trust, the trust property value, and the relevance of th...
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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) › § 3352w - Indemnity for expenses...
A trustee is entitled to indemnity from the trust property for expenses properly incurred in the administration of the trust. The trustee may also be indemnified as provided by the trustor. If the trust property is not sufficient to indemnify a trustee for expenses properly incurred by him in the administration of a 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) › § 3352x - Non-reimbursable expen...
If an expense is not properly incurred in the administration of a trust, a trustee shall not be entitled to indemnity from the trust property, unless: (a) The trustee has conferred a benefit upon trust property, in which case the indemnity shall only be made to the extent of the benefit conferred: (b) the transaction 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) › § 3352y - Resignation of trustee
Upon acceptance of trusteeship, a trustee may resign, upon written notice to the beneficiary and the cotrustees, if any, or with the approval of the court or the consent of all beneficiaries. The court may authorize such resignation insofar as it does not prove detrimental to the administration of the trust, or if comp...
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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) › § 3352z - Grounds for removal of...
The court may remove a trustee on its own initiative or at the request of any person authorized therefor under the terms of the trust: (a) If the trustee’s own interests are incompatible with the purposes of the trust; (b) if the trustee misappropriated funds, committed fraud, or was negligent in the administration 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 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) › § 3353 - Beneficiary
The beneficiary is a natural or juridical person, government entity, or partnership that benefits from the income, the principal, or both. It may also be a person who does not exist at the time the trust was created, but is expected to exist within the term established in § 3351e of this title. History —Aug. 31, 2012, ...
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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) › § 3353a - Types of beneficiary
The beneficiary of income is a distributee of periodical income or the person in the interest of whom such income is accumulated. The beneficiary of principal is the person who, upon the termination of the trust, shall receive the principal. History —Aug. 31, 2012, No. 219, § 35.
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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) › § 3353b - Capacity of the benefi...
A beneficiary may be a natural or juridical person, government entity, or partnership that may or may not exist when the trust was created; in this last case, sufficient circumstances must be provided to ascertain the beneficiary. The trustor may be a beneficiary of the trust, even if the trustor is the sole beneficiar...
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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) › § 3353c - Multiple beneficiaries...
In a single trust, the trustor may designate one or more beneficiaries and such successors as the trustor may wish in case that the beneficiary cannot or does not accept the trust, or having accepted it, dies before the same is executed. If two or more beneficiaries have been designated, they shall receive equal benefi...
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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) › § 3353d - Remedies available to ...
The beneficiary, or the legal counsel thereof, may seek in court the appropriate remedies to: (a) Compel the trustee to perform the trustee’s duties or enjoin the trustee from committing a breach of trust; (b) compel the trustee to redress the trust for damages caused for breach of trust; (c) request the appointment of...
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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) › § 3353e - Death of a beneficiary
If a trust has several beneficiaries and one of them dies, the trust instrument shall provide the manner in which to dispose of said interest. If the trust has several income beneficiaries and one or several beneficiaries of principal who must receive said income upon the death of the last income beneficiary, in the ev...
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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) › § 3353f - Trust income and princ...
Trust income is the proceeds, in money or in kind, from the use of the principal. The trust principal is composed of the trust property allocated by the trustor, or another person with the power to do so, to be delivered to the beneficiary of principal provided that, until they are to be delivered, any income generated...
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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) › § 3353g - Credit or charge to tr...
Trust receipts shall be credited and expenditures charged to income or principal, in whole or in part, in the terms of the trust. If the trust does not provide the item to which such receipts and expenditures shall be charged or credited, respectively, it shall be done according to what is just and reasonable to the in...
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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) › § 3353h - Rights of the income b...
Income beneficiaries are entitled to such income as of the date set by the trustor in the trust instrument or, if such a date has not been set, as of the date in which the property becomes part of the trust principal. Upon termination of his right to trust income, such beneficiary or his heirs shall be entitled to: (a)...
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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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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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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...
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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)›§ 3532 - Taxes; public nuisance
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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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)›§ 3566 - Form of injunction
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...