Question 1

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.
-strict scrutiny

Accepted Answer

A) prejudgment 
B) fundamental right 
C) any law 
D) spoliation 
E) judge-made law
F)sent to parties
G)heavily influenced by federal law
H)power to determine constitutionality of a law
I)secondary authority
J)divided loyalty 
A) prejudgment 
B) fundamental right 
C) any law 
D) spoliation 
E) judge-made law
F)sent to parties
G)heavily influenced by federal law
H)power to determine constitutionality of a law
I)secondary authority
J)divided loyalty B

Question 2

Define common law.

Accepted Answer

Any one of the following four answers is sufficient to answer this question:
• Law created by courts in the absence of controlling statutory law or other higher law.
• Court opinions, all of case law.
• The legal system of England and of those countries such as the United States whose legal system is based on England's.
• The case law and statutory law in England and in the American colonies before the American Revolution.

Question 3

Interrogatories are sent by parties to other parties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The main categories of court opinions are:

Accepted Answer

A) opinions that interpret statutes 
B) statutes that interpret opinions 
C) opinions that create and interpret common law 
D) a and c 
A) opinions that interpret statutes 
B) statutes that interpret opinions 
C) opinions that create and interpret common law 
D) a and c

Question 5

A stipulation is a disagreement between opposing parties about a particular matter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Most of family law is written by the federal government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Family law has not changed much because society's definition of a family has not changed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Federal law:

Accepted Answer

A) has little role in family law since family law is governed by state law 
B) determines when parties can be divorced 
C) has greatly influenced the law of child support 
A) has little role in family law since family law is governed by state law 
B) determines when parties can be divorced 
C) has greatly influenced the law of child support

Question 9

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.
-legal treatise

Accepted Answer

A) prejudgment 
B) fundamental right 
C) any law 
D) spoliation 
E) judge-made law
F)sent to parties
G)heavily influenced by federal law
H)power to determine constitutionality of a law
I)secondary authority
J)divided loyalty 
A) prejudgment 
B) fundamental right 
C) any law 
D) spoliation 
E) judge-made law
F)sent to parties
G)heavily influenced by federal law
H)power to determine constitutionality of a law
I)secondary authority
J)divided loyalty

Question 10

Changes in state law that result mainly from (a) laws written by the federal legislature (Congress) and (b) interpretations of the U.S. Constitution by the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal courts are called ________________________ .

Accepted Answer

The answer of Changes in state law that result mainly...

Question 11

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.
-judicial review

Accepted Answer

A) prejudgment 
B) fundamental right 
C) any law 
D) spoliation 
E) judge-made law
F)sent to parties
G)heavily influenced by federal law
H)power to determine constitutionality of a law
I)secondary authority
J)divided loyalty 
A) prejudgment 
B) fundamental right 
C) any law 
D) spoliation 
E) judge-made law
F)sent to parties
G)heavily influenced by federal law
H)power to determine constitutionality of a law
I)secondary authority
J)divided loyalty

Question 12

Primary authority is any nonlaw that a court could rely on in reaching its conclusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.
-primary authority

Accepted Answer

A) prejudgment 
B) fundamental right 
C) any law 
D) spoliation 
E) judge-made law
F)sent to parties
G)heavily influenced by federal law
H)power to determine constitutionality of a law
I)secondary authority
J)divided loyalty 
A) prejudgment 
B) fundamental right 
C) any law 
D) spoliation 
E) judge-made law
F)sent to parties
G)heavily influenced by federal law
H)power to determine constitutionality of a law
I)secondary authority
J)divided loyalty

Question 14

A conflict of interest actually or potentially places a person at a disadvantage even though he or she is owed undivided loyalty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The now-rejected rule that the legal identity of a wife is subsumed into the legal identity of the husband is called ________________________ .

Accepted Answer

unity of person, doc

Question 16

At one time in the eyes of the law the husband and wife were one and the one was the ________________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of At one time in the eyes of...

Question 17

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.
-conflict of interest

Accepted Answer

A) prejudgment 
B) fundamental right 
C) any law 
D) spoliation 
E) judge-made law
F)sent to parties
G)heavily influenced by federal law
H)power to determine constitutionality of a law
I)secondary authority
J)divided loyalty 
A) prejudgment 
B) fundamental right 
C) any law 
D) spoliation 
E) judge-made law
F)sent to parties
G)heavily influenced by federal law
H)power to determine constitutionality of a law
I)secondary authority
J)divided loyalty

Question 18

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.
-bias

Accepted Answer

A) prejudgment 
B) fundamental right 
C) any law 
D) spoliation 
E) judge-made law
F)sent to parties
G)heavily influenced by federal law
H)power to determine constitutionality of a law
I)secondary authority
J)divided loyalty 
A) prejudgment 
B) fundamental right 
C) any law 
D) spoliation 
E) judge-made law
F)sent to parties
G)heavily influenced by federal law
H)power to determine constitutionality of a law
I)secondary authority
J)divided loyalty

Question 19

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.
-improper deletion of evidence

Accepted Answer

A) prejudgment 
B) fundamental right 
C) any law 
D) spoliation 
E) judge-made law
F)sent to parties
G)heavily influenced by federal law
H)power to determine constitutionality of a law
I)secondary authority
J)divided loyalty 
A) prejudgment 
B) fundamental right 
C) any law 
D) spoliation 
E) judge-made law
F)sent to parties
G)heavily influenced by federal law
H)power to determine constitutionality of a law
I)secondary authority
J)divided loyalty

Question 20

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.
-common law

Accepted Answer

A) prejudgment 
B) fundamental right 
C) any law 
D) spoliation 
E) judge-made law
F)sent to parties
G)heavily influenced by federal law
H)power to determine constitutionality of a law
I)secondary authority
J)divided loyalty 
A) prejudgment 
B) fundamental right 
C) any law 
D) spoliation 
E) judge-made law
F)sent to parties
G)heavily influenced by federal law
H)power to determine constitutionality of a law
I)secondary authority
J)divided loyalty

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below. -strict scrutiny

Define common law.

Interrogatories are sent by parties to other parties.

The main categories of court opinions are:

A stipulation is a disagreement between opposing parties about a particular matter.

Most of family law is written by the federal government.

Family law has not changed much because society's definition of a family has not changed.

Federal law:

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below. -legal treatise

Changes in state law that result mainly from (a) laws written by the federal legislature (Congress) and (b) interpretations of the U.S. Constitution by the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal courts are called ________________________ .

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below. -judicial review

Primary authority is any nonlaw that a court could rely on in reaching its conclusion.

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below. -primary authority

A conflict of interest actually or potentially places a person at a disadvantage even though he or she is owed undivided loyalty.

The now-rejected rule that the legal identity of a wife is subsumed into the legal identity of the husband is called ________________________ .

At one time in the eyes of the law the husband and wife were one and the one was the ________________________.

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below. -conflict of interest

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below. -bias

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below. -improper deletion of evidence

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below. -common law

Ethics in a Family Law Practice

Compiling a Family History

Premarital, Postnuptial, and Cohabitation Agreements

Marriage

Annulment

Divorce Grounds and Procedure

Spousal Support, Property Division, and the Separation Agreement

Child Custody

Child Support

Tax Consequences of Separation and Divorce

Legal Rights of Women

Illegitimacy and Paternity

The Legal Status of Children

Adoption

The New Science of Motherhood

Torts and Family Law

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Exam 1: Introduction to Family Law and Practice

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below. -strict scrutiny

Define common law.

Interrogatories are sent by parties to other parties.

The main categories of court opinions are:

A stipulation is a disagreement between opposing parties about a particular matter.

Most of family law is written by the federal government.

Family law has not changed much because society's definition of a family has not changed.

Federal law:

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below. -legal treatise

Changes in state law that result mainly from (a) laws written by the federal legislature (Congress) and (b) interpretations of the U.S. Constitution by the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal courts are called ________________________ .

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below. -judicial review

Primary authority is any nonlaw that a court could rely on in reaching its conclusion.

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below. -primary authority

A conflict of interest actually or potentially places a person at a disadvantage even though he or she is owed undivided loyalty.

The now-rejected rule that the legal identity of a wife is subsumed into the legal identity of the husband is called ________________________ .

At one time in the eyes of the law the husband and wife were one and the one was the ________________________.

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below. -conflict of interest

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below. -bias

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below. -improper deletion of evidence

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below. -common law

Ethics in a Family Law Practice

Compiling a Family History

Premarital, Postnuptial, and Cohabitation Agreements

Marriage

Annulment

Divorce Grounds and Procedure

Spousal Support, Property Division, and the Separation Agreement

Child Custody

Child Support

Tax Consequences of Separation and Divorce

Legal Rights of Women

Illegitimacy and Paternity

The Legal Status of Children

Adoption

The New Science of Motherhood

Torts and Family Law

Filters