Rule 28 – Physical and Mental Examination of Persons

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Philippine legal provision procedural rule rule of court

Rule 28 – Physical and Mental Examination of Persons is a provision in the Philippine Rules of Court that governs when and how a party may be compelled, by court order, to undergo a physical or mental examination in connection with a legal proceeding.

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Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Philippine legal provision ⓘ procedural rule ⓘ rule of court ⓘ
aimsToProtect	due process rights of parties ⓘ privacy rights of the person examined ⓘ
allows	adverse party to obtain copy of examiner’s report ⓘ adverse party to take deposition of the examiner ⓘ
appliesTo	civil actions ⓘ parties whose physical or mental condition is in issue ⓘ
authorizes	court to designate the physician for examination ⓘ court to designate the psychologist or psychiatrist for examination ⓘ court to specify conditions of examination ⓘ court to specify manner of examination ⓘ court to specify place of examination ⓘ court to specify time of examination ⓘ
balances	need for discovery and individual privacy ⓘ
bindingOn	Philippine trial courts NERFINISHED ⓘ parties in covered civil actions ⓘ
citationForm	Rule 28, Rules of Court (Philippines) NERFINISHED ⓘ
conditionForApplication	mental condition of a party is in controversy ⓘ physical condition of a party is in controversy ⓘ
governs	mental examination of persons in court proceedings ⓘ physical examination of persons in court proceedings ⓘ
influencedBy	rules on physical and mental examination in other common law jurisdictions ⓘ
jurisdiction	Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalNature	procedural, not substantive ⓘ
legalSystem	Philippine legal system ⓘ
partOf	Philippine Rules of Court NERFINISHED ⓘ
providesFor	service of examination order on all parties ⓘ service of examination order on the person to be examined ⓘ
purpose	to provide a procedure for obtaining medical or psychological evidence ⓘ
regulates	use of examination reports as evidence ⓘ
relatedTo	discovery procedures in civil cases ⓘ
requires	court order for compulsory mental examination ⓘ court order for compulsory physical examination ⓘ delivery of examiner’s report to requesting party ⓘ examiner to prepare a written report ⓘ motion by a party for examination ⓘ notice to the person to be examined ⓘ showing of good cause for examination ⓘ that the examination be relevant to issues in the case ⓘ
sourceOfLaw	procedural rights to request mental examination ⓘ procedural rights to request physical examination ⓘ

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Rules of Court of the Philippines → contains → Rule 28 – Physical and Mental Examination of Persons ⓘ