If the law applied in a court opinion is different from the law that applies to the client's case, the opinion can be:
A. Persuasive precedent
B. Mandatory precedent
C. Mandatory precedent only if the key facts are sufficiently similar
D. Persuasive precedent only if the statutes are part of the same legislative act
E. All of the above
Answer: A
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It is the _____ responsibility to discuss the fee agreement with the client.
a. administrator’s b. paralegal’s c. attorney’s d. secretary’s e. b and c only
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A. If the payor is old and ill, the periodic approach is preferable. B. Alimony in gross is the same as a division of property, tax-wise. C. The tax burden in a lump-sum arrangement might be prohibitive for her, as a recipient. D. Alimony in solido is the same as a division of property, tax-wise.
A ________ occurs when substantial, but not complete, performance has occurred
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