Some states prohibit spouses from entering into postnuptial agreements that encourage or anticipate the breakdown of the marriage on ________ grounds.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


public policy

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All of the following are recommended for supervisors to do during a feedback, performance review session EXCEPT ______.

A. be specific B. be an active listener C. judge performance as well as personality and self-concept D. set mutually agreeable and formal goals for the future

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The degree of proof needed for probable cause is the same as required to prove a person guilty of the crime. 2. Probable cause is required when an officer briefly detains a person. 3. In some situations, a police officer is authorized to actually pat down the outer clothing of an individual the officer has briefly detained. 4. There is a preference at law for a warrant over warrantless arrests and seizures. 5. An officer has a search warrant authorizing seizure of narcotics, but during the search he finds evidence of another crime. He is permitted to seize it, even though it is not mentioned in the search warrant.

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?As a paralegal, you will probablynothave to draft which of the following?

A. ?Letters B. ?Internal legal memoranda C. ?Pleadings D. ?None of these choices is correct.

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In 1950, Jaclyn married Norman believing that her first husband, John, had died during World War II. She and Norman lived happily together for more than fifty years at which time Jaclyn learned that Norman had been injured and lost his memory during the War. Before recovering his memory, John married Georgina. Jaclyn, Norman, John and Georgina are all still alive. Both couples have had children

Which of the following statements is accurate? A) Jaclyn and Norman's marriage is valid because they have been together for more than fifty years. B) Jaclyn and Norman's and John and Georgina's marriages are both valid because they were entered in good faith with clean hands. C) Both Jaclyn and Norman's and John and Georgina's marriages are void ab initio. D) None of the parties' children are legitimate because their parents were not legally married.

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