Give an example of discovery.
What will be an ideal response?
Q. #2A major responsibility of the bankruptcy paralegal is the preparation of ________ and ________, all under the supervision of an attorney.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Q. #3Bronson Paralegal is writing a motion that will be filed with the state court. He has located a case that holds exactly the opposite of the point he is trying to make. In order to rectify what Bronson sees as a losing motion, Bronson simply quotes from the case's ruling and inserts the word not at the appropriate place. Now the quote stands for the proposition that Bronson needs. Unless the judge reads very carefully, he will never notice this small insertion, thinks Bronson. Just to be sure his supervising attorney doesn't get into trouble, though, Bronson tells the attorney what the case really says. Which of the following is likely to happen next?
A) Bronson may be told to fix the sentence back to an accurate quote, even if it means losing the motion.
B) Bronson may be fired for attempting to mislead the court but, at the very least, he will be in alot of trouble.
C) Bronson may be demoted from doing legal research to organizing documents.
D) Bronson will be told to fix the sentence back to an accurate quote, he may be demoted or he may be fired for attempting to mislead the court
Q. #4Your bankruptcy client, Ben Esway, has failed to pay court-ordered child support of 450.00 per month to his wife, English Stich, for a period of 12 months. Esway just filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 and has called the office to find out whether his former wife can garnish his wages. She keeps threatening him every time they exchange the children during visitation, but this time he thinks she will follow through. He can barely make ends meet as it is now. Does any exception to the Automatic Stay apply in Mr. Esway's case? Explain your answer and reasoning below.
What will be an ideal response?
Q. #5Which of the following statements is true?
A) Although some kinds of cases can now be filed electronically in some states, family law courts do not permit electronic filing.
B) Technology helps family law attorneys and their clients by allowing them to destroy electronic evidence that would harm their cases.
C) Motions may be needed to preserve evidence when there is a strong likelihood that necessary electronic documents may be altered or destroyed prior to production.
D) Computer forensics experts are used in criminal but not family law cases.
Q. #6During a workers' compensation claim, medical benefits are first to get approved.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. #7Apolonia Paralegal's father owns a golf and tennis pro shop at a local golf club. Apolonia's law firm typically gets sports-types gifts wholesale (through Apolonia's dad) and gives them to the local court personnel at Christmas. This practice
A) is fine so long as Apolonia's firm does not ask for anything special from the court personnel.
B) is fine so long as this is the custom and practice in that town, city or area.
C) is not a good idea because seeking to influence court personnel by giving them gifts is a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
D) is fine because gifts are standard practice for Christmas.
Q. #8One of the purposes of the Means Test is to determine whether the debtor can afford to pay ________ of his or her income on nonpriority, unsecured debt.
A) 33
B) 25
C) 50
D) 15
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