Deck 3: Compiling a Family History

Question 1

Client representation in family law cases requires a presentation of options to the client and not simply a carrying out of the legal solution the client initially asks for.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Determining how long the client has been a resident may be important for determining proper venue and the court's in rem jurisdiction.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which of the following is not a technique of attentive listening?

A)repeating back a portion of what the client has just said
B)avoiding eye contact
C)referring back to what the client said earlier in the interview
D)letting the client to do most of the talking

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The health of a party can be relevant to many issues in a divorce case, such as the need to pay for future medical expenses, the need for alimony, the ability to care for a child, and the capacity to understand agreements signed before and during the marriage.

Question 5

To encourage attentive listening, do not take notes during the first interview of a client.

Question 6

What should a paralegal do if a client asks a legal question that calls for legal advice?

Question 7

Red flags about the client that an interviewer should bring to the attention of the supervising attorney include vengefulness, inconsistency with the facts, not answering questions, and unrealistic objectives.

Question 8

Major credit report companies include TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax.

Question 9

Identifying the race of the parents and children can be relevant to a court's decision on child custody because the decision can be based solely on race.

Question 10

When is an attorney most likely to seek a comprehensive life history from a family law client?

Question 11

What assumptions can often be made about new family law clients?

Question 12

If violence has occurred or is threatened, the law office may need to help the client obtain a protective order as soon as possible.

Question 13

What are some techniques of attentive listening?

Question 14

What should a paralegal's response be to a client's question about the client's chances of winning the case and what danger exists if an inappropriate answer is given?

Question 15

How should a paralegal describe his or her role to a new client?

Question 16

When you take notes during a client interview:

A)try not to let the client see that you are taking notes
B)do not explain to the client why you are taking the notes
C)tell the client why you will be taking detailed notes
D)ask the client to read over your notes to check for accuracy at the end of the interview

Question 17

Try to avoid taking calls during the interview and do not handle or look at any electronic devices
(e.g., iPhone) during the interview even if the client decides to use his or her own devices.

Question 18

At the beginning of the interview:

A)give the client your business card, stating your name, title, street address, e-mail address, and phone number
B)repeat your name even if you provided it at an earlier date when you first met the client
C)assume that clients will not remember the names of everyone they meet in a law office
D)all of the above

Question 19

Even if the cause of the breakdown of the marriage may not be relevant to whether a court will grant a divorce, facts on causation should still be obtained because such facts may be relevant to the court's decision on child custody.

Question 20

A legal interviewer should interpret the body language of a client during the interview. Which of the following is not an example of body language?

A)sitting posture
B)eye contact
C)tone of voice
D)facial expression

Question 21

A useful technique of listening is to repeat back a portion of what the client has told you.

Question 22

Avoid comments about the opposing attorney or about the client's spouse.

Question 23

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.
a.legal advice
b.breach of confidentiality
c.attentive listening
d.conflicts check
e.sitting posture
f.effective communication of paralegal status
g.prediction of outcome
h.contested
i.anticontact rule
j.DOS
communication with opponent only through his or her attorney

Question 24

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.
a.legal advice
b.breach of confidentiality
c.attentive listening
d.conflicts check
e.sitting posture
f.effective communication of paralegal status
g.prediction of outcome
h.contested
i.anticontact rule
j.DOS
application of law to specific facts of a person

Question 25

What are some of the documents a client can be asked to bring to the office, if available?

Question 26

Do not give , which is the application of the law to the facts of a specific person's legal problem.

Question 27

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.
a.legal advice
b.breach of confidentiality
c.attentive listening
d.conflicts check
e.sitting posture
f.effective communication of paralegal status
g.prediction of outcome
h.contested
i.anticontact rule
j.DOS
repeat back something the client has said

Question 28

A primary objective of the interview is to establish a relationship of and trust with the client.

Question 29

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.
a.legal advice
b.breach of confidentiality
c.attentive listening
d.conflicts check
e.sitting posture
f.effective communication of paralegal status
g.prediction of outcome
h.contested
i.anticontact rule
j.DOS
equivalent of a guarantee

Question 30

During an interview, you do not want to violate the of other clients by allowing the client you are interviewing to see anything in the files of other clients.

Question 31

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.
a.legal advice
b.breach of confidentiality
c.attentive listening
d.conflicts check
e.sitting posture
f.effective communication of paralegal status
g.prediction of outcome
h.contested
i.anticontact rule
j.DOS
date of separation

Question 32

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.
a.legal advice
b.breach of confidentiality
c.attentive listening
d.conflicts check
e.sitting posture
f.effective communication of paralegal status
g.prediction of outcome
h.contested
i.anticontact rule
j.DOS
client #1 sees open case file of client #2

Question 33

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.
a.legal advice
b.breach of confidentiality
c.attentive listening
d.conflicts check
e.sitting posture
f.effective communication of paralegal status
g.prediction of outcome
h.contested
i.anticontact rule
j.DOS
conflict of interest

Question 34

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.
a.legal advice
b.breach of confidentiality
c.attentive listening
d.conflicts check
e.sitting posture
f.effective communication of paralegal status
g.prediction of outcome
h.contested
i.anticontact rule
j.DOS
disputed

Question 35

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.
a.legal advice
b.breach of confidentiality
c.attentive listening
d.conflicts check
e.sitting posture
f.effective communication of paralegal status
g.prediction of outcome
h.contested
i.anticontact rule
j.DOS
body language

Question 36

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.
a.legal advice
b.breach of confidentiality
c.attentive listening
d.conflicts check
e.sitting posture
f.effective communication of paralegal status
g.prediction of outcome
h.contested
i.anticontact rule
j.DOS
"I am not an attorney"

Question 37

Some attorneys will ask a new client to fill out a lengthy on his or her married life.

Question 38

Give examples of some of the emergency concerns that the office must find out about early in the representation of a client.