A ___ is brought against a 3rd party that is holding assets belonging to the judgment debtor
a. writ of execution
b. garnishment
c. post judgment deposition
d. writ of certiorari
Answer: b. garnishment
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Jo, a former client who has just received a divorce, has also just received notice that the last three years' taxes were improperly filed and they should have paid an additional $15,000 . Jo remembers signing the joint returns, but her ex-spouse was the
businessman, and he always prepared them himself. She has no memory of ever reading them before signing. What can we tell her about her situation? What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. If a couple lives separate and apart for one year or more pursuant to a decree of separation or written separation agreement, they are automatically considered divorced. 2. A conversion divorce may not be granted on the basis of a separation agreement so unconscionable as to be void from the inception. 3. A retainer agreement should specify what the attorney’s fee will be but need not state the scope of the representation. 4. If a divorce is to be granted due to irretrievable breakdown of the marriage, ancillary issues such as support and custody must be resolved before the divorce is granted.
Intestate succession is the transfer of property:
A. to state-designated relatives of a decedent who dies leaving a valid will. B. to state-designated relatives of a decedent who dies without leaving a valid will. C. to parties who have transmuted their marital property. D. to alternate payees.
Most modern statutes consider adopted children as blood relatives. Therefore:
a. adopted children are precluded from any inheritance of their natural (biological) parents. b. adopted children may inherit from adoptive parents as if a natural child. c. both a and b d. none of the above