A child reaches legal adulthood at the age of __________.

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


majority

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What file format is often required by courts for producing documents in discovery? Why is this format desirable in discovery?

What will be an ideal response?

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Match up the terminology in the left column to the definitions in the right column.

1. Surcharge 2. Discharge 3. Bond 4. Fiduciary duties 5. Letters Testamentary 6. Administrator pendent lite 7. Administrator ad litem 8. Special administrator 9. Administrator cum testament annexo 10. Personal representative a. The bundle of obligations the personal responsibility is obligated to perform. b. Formal document establishing the personal representative’s right to represent the decedent’s estate. c. Imposed against the personal representative to restore the estate’s losses as a result of the personal representative’s failure to act properly. d. This person is appointed when there is a will contest, and it is believed that the personal representative should not handle the administration of the estate while the case is pending. e. This person is appointed for lawsuits other than a will contest and the personal representative has not yet been appointed f. This person is appointed as a personal representative in an emergency situation. g. The release of the personal representative from all liability pertaining to the administration of the estate. h. Executor. i. Written promise that the personal representative will faithfully perform his or her duties, which is secured by an amount of money. j. This person is appointed with a will annexed.

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Law firm records are categorized by

a. economy b. function c. type of case d. type of client e. none of the above

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When a presiding officer accepts a fact as true, without supporting evidence, because that fact is commonly known to be true by average persons and experts in the field, this is called:

a. organizational notice b. judicial notice c. official notice d. executive notice

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