In a divorce action, Elena strongly suspects that her husband, Richard, is concealing assets. In a box at home she has found a mortgage application he apparently filed recently to get a mortgage on a vacation property in Lake Tahoe. The application confirms her suspicions in that it lists several assets that he claims to possess, assets not listed on his financial statement. Her lawyer would like
to avoid having to call the mortgage broker as a witness to testify regarding the authenticity of the mortgage application. Which of the following formal discovery methods should the lawyer use to avoid having to prove its authenticity at trial?
A) a request for production of documents
B) interrogatories
C) a handwriting expert
D) a request for admission
D
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Assets include all of the following except:
a. real property. b. personal property. c. real and personal property owned jointly. d. outstanding mortgages.
A paralegal working for a sole practitioner might handle which of the following tasks?
a. Offering legal advice to clients b. Receiving and date-stamping mail c. Interviewing clients and witnesses d. Receiving and date-stamping mail and interviewing clients and witnesses
What is U.S. Treasury Form 706?
What will be an ideal response?
In the facts section of an office legal memorandum, the facts may be presented in a combination of chronological and topical order.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)