Discuss the two interests that must be balanced by a family court before awarding alimony to a spouse.
What will be an ideal response?
At the outset, we should look at the ability to pay and the need of the recipient. Both of those have many caveats, including the marital property and separate property available to each, the sacrifices one party may have made to the career or education of the other, future earning potential, child care, marketable skills, the age and health of each party, etc.
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A court order issued to the sheriff ordering the sheriff to remove the tenant from the property is called a ____.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The case Gregg v. Georgia established that capital trials must be divided into two phases. What is that type of trial called?
A) separated trial B) multi-phased trial C) biannual trial D) bifurcated trial E) bilateral trial
?Under the Statute of Frauds, which types of contracts are required to be in writing?
What will be an ideal response?
Polly Paralegal is retiring from her prestigious position with the Cochran Law Firm. During her time as a paralegal, Polly worked on some extraordinary cases including the defense of O.J. Simpson. Polly's thinking about writing a novel about her experience on that case. Before writing such a book, Polly should
A) not worry about any of these issues because several books have already been written on this case. B) get permission from her law firm because it is possible that Polly will divulge confidential information in her book. C) get permission from the district attorney's office because she will probably say some unkind (but true) things regarding the competence of the prosecution of this case. D) get permission from the client because it is probable that Polly will divulge confidential information in her book.