Three years ago, John and Amy adopted a daughter, Morgan. On all of the paperwork related to the adoption including papers filed with the court, John identified himself as Amy's husband. Now he is seeking an annulment on the ground that he lacked capacity to marry because he was on heavy medication at the time of the marriage and was "not in his right mind." Because he earlier acknowledged the
validity of the marriage to the court in a legal proceeding, his wife claims the court should not allow him to deny the marriage now. Which of the following defenses is she raising?
A) laches
B) ratification
C) judicial estoppel
D) unclean hands
C
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Which of the following are true statements?
a. Any time something is stolen in the presence of the owner, it is a robbery. b. To prove robbery charges, the prosecutor must show the defendant took the property by force or the threat of force. c. To prove theft charges, the prosecutor must show the defendant took the property by force or the threat of force. d. To prove robbery charges, the prosecutor must show the defendant took the property while in the presence of its owner. e. B and D only.
The first step in answering interrogatories is usually to:
A. Review the case file, especially the pleadings B. Draft a set of responses based upon your memory of the case C. Ask the attorney to prepare the tentative responses D. Interview the client E. None of the above
Christopher is the owner of Christopher's Typing and Legal Services. Sophia goes to Christopher and says "I have to file bankruptcy because my house went into foreclosure. Where should I start?" Christopher takes Sophia to a wall filled with clear boxes of forms and says "Pick the form that you want to use." When Sophia starts to pull the Chapter 11 form out of the box, Christopher shakes his
head very slightly. Sophia puts the form back. Then she reaches for the Chapter 7 form and glances sideways at Christopher. He smiles. Christopher A) could not have committed UPL because he hasn't said anything. B) could not have committed UPL because he has not applied his knowledge of the law to Sophia's fact pattern and given her the answer verbally C) committed UPL when he indicated to Sophia that she should not use the Chapter 11 form. D) committed UPL the minute Sophia walked into his place of business.
The terms common law and case lawshould not be used interchangeably.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)