What are the different discovery tools used in family law cases?

What will be an ideal response?


The most common discovery tools used in family law are interrogatories, depositions, and requests for production and inspection of documents and things. Interrogatories are written requests for answers to questions. A deposition is the testimony of a witness, given under oath, outside the courtroom and taken before a court reporter. Another tool is request for production and inspection of documents and things. This discovery tool, propounded to parties to the lawsuit, allows the party to see and copy specific documents or things that are relevant to the lawsuit.

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As Jack Parsons' firm has grown, he has taken on cases in many different jurisdictions. Some cases are located in federal district court, and others are in state court. Each jurisdiction has its own deadlines and timetables for discovery, status conferences, motions, and pleadings. A few of his cases have been appealed, and the courts at the appellate level have their own schedules for appellate

briefs and hearings. For most of his career, Jack has used a paper calendar book into which he wrote the filing dates, hearings, and conferences for all his cases. He would include reminders in advance of these dates to allow for preparation. Each of his three associates had similar calendars. Nevertheless, it was becoming more difficult to keep up with changes in court rules that affected all of the schedules and time frames. In addition, he could never be sure that all of his associates were "on the same page" concerning deadlines. What tools are available to help with Jack with these calendaring functions?

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Which case involving the University of Michigan established that graduate and law school admissions cannot use numeric-based systems for preferential selection?

A. Grutter v. Bollinger B. Griggs v. Duke Power Company C. Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson D. Vance v. Ball State University

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A pre-existing medical condition affecting the same part of the body for which plaintiff is making a claim is sometimes referred to as:

a. A fore. b. A pre. c. A prior. d. A preview.

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a. true b. false

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