Ebony, a paralegal, has been working on Helaine's divorce case for three months. Based on Helaine's actions and some bruises she has seen on her neck and arms, Ebony believes Helaine has been and still is being abused by her husband. Her supervisor has told Helaine that it may be wise to help Helaine prepare a ________ including such information as strategies for escaping her house and protecting

the children, contact numbers, safe retreats, and documents needed when leaving home.

A) protective order
B) stay away plan
C) safety plan
D) safe haven


C

Legal Studies & Paralegal

You might also like to view...

The FMLA requires that covered employers maintain health insurance benefits during the leave time

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Legal Studies & Paralegal

________ are created by the individual district courts and may vary from one federal district to another

A) Local rules of restructuring forms B) Local clerk forms C) Local establishment forms D) Local bankruptcy forms

Legal Studies & Paralegal

If a client discloses intent to commit murder, an attorney can break the privilegeof confidentiality to law-enforcement officials.

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

Legal Studies & Paralegal

Match each term with its definition.

A. an agreement whereby the surrogate mother receives a fee for carrying the child to term B. an international treaty that requires participants to work to prevent abduction, sale, or trafficking of children and assures that international adoptions are in the best interest of the child C. preplacement assessment of prospective adoptive parents conducted by a social worker D. an adoption where the biological parents, the adoptive parents, and sometimes the children are known to each other E. a form of adoption where one partner of a same sex-couple adopts the child and the other partner files for co-parent F. the placement of a child of one racial or ethnic/cultural group with parents of a different racial or ethnic/cultural group G. allow parents to anonymously surrender infants at designated locations without fear of criminal prosecution H. a contract where the surrogate mother receives no financial reward for carrying the child or relinquishing her right upon birth I. the surrogate contributes no genetic material to the child she carries

Legal Studies & Paralegal