Generally for tax purposes, alimony is:
A) deductible on the tax return of the payor.
B) deductible on the tax form of the payee.
C) taxable to neither the payor or the payee.
D) taxable to both the payor and the payee.
Q. #2Chelsea is a paralegal who works for Attorney McCarthy. Recently, Ken contacted the firm and Attorney McCarthy assigned Chelsea to interview him and gather information about his concerns. Ken has been married for only four years but seems to be particularly concerned about the possibility that he might be ordered to pay alimony. Which of the following tasks can Chelsea perform without violating any ethical principles?
A) She can tell him that he can always declare bankruptcy and then not have to pay any alimony.
B) She can tell him that she has researched the laws governing alimony and reassure him that courts don't grant alimony in marriages of such short duration.
C) She can give him a copy of the office's Frequently Asked Questions about Alimony sheet so he can learn more about alimony and perhaps find answers to some of his questions.
D) Chelsea should not have interviewed Kenny in the first place because her supervisor was not present.
Q. #3Which of the following statements is NOT true with respect to alimony?
A) The power to award alimony is statutory but alimony decisions are basically left to the discretion of judges absent an agreement between the parties.
B) Term alimony is ordered by the court to maintain the status quo while an action for divorce or separation is pending.
C) Alimony is now a gender-neutral concept.
D) The general rule appears to be that no public policy is violated by permitting enforcement of a waiver of spousal support in a premarital agreement executed by intelligent, self-sufficient persons each of whom had the advice of independent counsel.
Q. #4________ is information that has been created, manipulated, communicated, stored and utilized in digital form that requires the use of a computer hardware and software.
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Q. #5A(n) ________, also referred to as a financial statement, not only provides essential financial information to the court, but also reflects the client's credibility and the attorney's level of preparedness.
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Q. #6Parties Volume Reporter Series Abbreviation Page Date is the basic format for all court decisions that are included in a reporter series.
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Q. #7Material prepared for or by an attorney for trial is called ________.
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Q. #8All United States district court cases include the same court designations in parenthesis.
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