When Joan married Louis, he and the mortgage company owned a duplex that they rented out, but she had a job. It is now paid off. Joan wants a divorce and the duplex, and her lawyer will probably tell her:
a. She will get the whole thing because her money paid off the mortgage.
b. He will get the whole thing because it was his to begin with.
c. He will get the whole thing because he spent all his time managing the property.
d. They can trace and subtract the initial contribution, then split the value of the property.
d
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A friend who is employed as a legal assistant by another law firm calls you to inquire if your firm has handled a recent litigation suit in the local court. There have been major changes in procedure in the court in the past three months and your friend is uncertain about drafting and filing pleadings. You have just completed your first case under the new rules. You may ethically:
A. Provide your friend procedural information. B. Provide your friend a copy of the pleadings you used. C. Tell your friend where to find the rules. D. Provide your friend procedural information and tell your friend where to find the rules. E. None of the above
The information and the indictment are both documents that formally charge the defendant with a crime.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Under what conditions is an arbitration award not binding?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is NOT one of the exemptions under the federal Freedom of Information Act?
a. trade secrets b. medical files where the disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy c. records compiled for law enforcement purposes where disclosure could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual d. agency budget records