Catherine has been a paralegal for many years and has worked in several family practice law offices. She is currently working for an attorney who recently graduated from law school and clearly seems to be in over his head. Adam, the novice attorney, is relying on Catherine's personal representation of her skills and training, and has asked her to prepare the financial information form on their client, the defendant spouse. If Catherine makes an error that throws the calculations off, and a malpractice suit is initiated, who will be liable?
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Q. 2Financial affidavits would not include:
a. Projected gambling income.
b. Intangible assets.
c. Tangible assets.
d. Current salaries.
Q. 3What effect does the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Acts have on divorce cases?
a. It addresses domestic violence issues.
b. It addresses the use of wiretaps.
c. It eliminates spousal privilege in phone conversations.
d. It eliminates the need for probable cause when seeking phone records.
Q. 4Discovery has changed a great deal in the last decade, largely due to the increasing amount of ____, and the corresponding decrease in the use of paper documents.
a. GPS
b. OCCSSA
c. ECPA
d. ESI
Q. 5To protect against possible malpractice, the attorney would not need to:
a. Assign tasks to paralegals that are commensurate with their knowledge, training, and expertise.
b. Review the paralegal's work before it goes out.
c. Accept responsibility for all work that goes out of the office.
d. Rewrite every document in his or her own words.
Q. 6Steven, our client, is seeking a divorce from his husband, Todd. Steven is concerned that Todd, who has been in charge of the couple's finances for several years, will angrily respond to the service of the complaint by hiding or destroying the marital assets, many of which he had titled in his name. Your attorney has reviewed the situation and asked you to relate her position to Steven as a conduit, because she is in court today. What information did she cover?
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