Deck 3: Compiling a Family History

Question 1

Protective orders may be needed if there is a danger of violence or of a change in the status of marital property such as by a spouse selling it or moving it out of the state.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Give examples of information the office must collect to determine if a conflict of interest exists.

Answer 2

Client's or spouse's maiden name, other names used by the client or spouse,
whether the office ever represented the client or spouse before, whether the office has
ever represented relatives or business associates of the client or spouse before, etc.

Question 3

Give examples of some of the emergency concerns that the office must find out about early in the representation of a client.

Answer 3

Danger of violence, immediate support needs, the possibility that the other
spouse may be hiding or giving away assets, etc.

Question 4

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.

a. prior representation
b. attentive listening
c. confidentiality
d. disputed
e. legal advice from a nonattorney
UPL

Question 5

What are some of the reasons clients do not know what they want?

Question 6

You can always assume that a client will understand that you are not an attorney when you introduce yourself as a paralegal.

Question 7

Under what circumstances is a law office likely to compile a comprehensive family history of a new client?

Question 8

What happens if the innocent spouse doctrine applies?

Question 9

If the other spouse is represented by an attorney, all contacts with the spouse must be through that attorney.

Question 10

Give examples of some frequently overlooked assets that an interviewer should inquire about.

Question 11

A legal aid office is:

A)any law office that assists clients with their legal problems
B)a government office
C)a corporate law office
D)an office that provides free legal services to persons who cannot afford standard legal fees

Question 12

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.

a. prior representation
b. attentive listening
c. confidentiality
d. disputed
e. legal advice from a nonattorney
not discussing cases of other clients

Question 13

Electronic data discovery (EDD) involves

A)petitions not filed in court
B)locating emails, spreadsheets, texts, etc.
C)answers to discovery
D)all of the above

Question 14

What guidelines should an interviewer follow to observe client confidentiality?

Question 15

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.

a. prior representation
b. attentive listening
c. confidentiality
d. disputed
e. legal advice from a nonattorney
contested

Question 16

What are some of the documents a new family-law client can be asked to bring to the office, if available?

Question 17

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.

a. prior representation
b. attentive listening
c. confidentiality
d. disputed
e. legal advice from a nonattorney
conflict of interest

Question 18

If a case is uncontested, a party's positions are not challenged.

Question 19

What should a paralegal do when a client asks for legal advice during an interview?

Question 20

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below.

a. prior representation
b. attentive listening
c. confidentiality
d. disputed
e. legal advice from a nonattorney
repeating back what the client said