Which of the following statements is TRUE with respect to informal discovery?
A) It can only be conducted by attorneys and paralegals.
B) Informal discovery is governed by procedural rules in domestic relations cases.
C) Informal discovery may include an informal, voluntary exchange of information and documents between the parties and/or their attorneys.
D) Hiring private investigators, interviewing day-care providers, and photographing the contents of the marital home are examples of formal rather than informal discovery.
Q. #2The three branches of our system of government are:
a. executive, judicial and legislative.
b. administrative, executive administrative and independent administrative.
c. judicial, administrative and legislative.
d. executive, administrative and legislative.
Q. #3Federal statutory law follows two basic citation patterns.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. #4Many states do not publish administrative rules in bound volumes for the general public.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. #5When a marital home is an asset of the parties, the court will
A) order the sale of the home and distribution of the proceeds from the sale.
B) permit one of the spouses to buy out the interest of the other spouse in the property.
C) permit one of the spouses to remain in the marital home until the parties' youngest child becomes emancipated.
D) Each of the above is a potential option for the court to order.
Q. #6In equitable distribution jurisdictions, all BUT which one of the following statements is accurate?
A) Since the arrival of no-fault divorce, courts in equitable distribution jurisdictions no longer consider marital fault when dividing the parties' property.
B) The courts making decisions about property division are required to consider factors laid out in either statutory or case law.
C) Unlike community property jurisdictions, the courts are likely to consider the contribution of each party to the acquisition, preservation, or increase or decrease in the value of the marital and nonmarital assets.
D) The courts are likely to consider the length of the parties' marriage.
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