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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A any of these
B death of the recipient
C none of these
D death of the payor
E remarriage of the recipient
Question #2
A A change in circumstances occurs that makes the original order unfair.
B The payor quits his or her job.
C The cost of living goes up in the area where either of the parties lives.
D It is a lump sum or rehabilitation award rather than a term alimony award.
Question #3
A Contributions to the marriage as a homemaker will not be considered because they are too difficult to calculate.
B Courts in all states will give considerable weight to marital infidelity as a factor.
C The fundamental question considered by the courts is does one of the parties have a need for continuing financial support that the other party has an ability to pay?
D Alimony will not be awarded by courts unless the marriage is considered a long term marriage (longer than 15 years).
Question #4
A It is never awarded in the context of a no-fault divorce.
B It is viewed primarily as an economic event designed to enable a dependent spouse to obtain skills, enter or reenter the workforce, and become self-sufficient.
C Its primary purpose is to punish a blameworthy spouse.
D Alimony awards have decreased in number but increased in duration.
Question #5
A child care and protection actions
B divorce actions
C legal separation actions
D paternity actions
E all of the above
Question #6
A The court is likely to consider each of these a sufficient ground to warrant a deviation.
B The daughter has been accepted at a very expensive college and Andrea considers this an extraordinary expense.
C None of these is sufficient to warrant a deviation from the guidelines amount.
D Although she can still work at her job, Andrea has developed a respiratory condition and seeks a deviation on that basis.
E Andrea has recently remarried and her new husband has a child they are raising.
Question #7
A A parent’s duty to support his or her child may continue even if the child is in the custody of a governmental agency such as a residential treatment program.
B Child support refers to a parent’s legal obligation to contribute to the economic maintenance of a child until the age of majority, emancipation, or some other circumstance specified by a court
C A parent’s child support obligation automatically terminates when the child reaches the age of majority in every state.
D A step-parent owes a duty of child support to step-children he or she has adopted.
Question #8
A not discharged.
B reduced.
C increased.
D discharged.
Question #9
A establishment of paternity when necessary
B assistance in locating absent parents
C periodic review of child support awards
D all of these
E enforcement of support awards
Question #10
A credit clouding/reporting
B civil contempt
C tax refund intercepts
D passport denial
E income withholding
Question #11
A The formula for calculating child support commonly takes into account the number of children, child care costs, and the income of the noncustodial parent.
B Child support is driven by state guidelines.
C She is unlikely to be awarded much child support because her relationship with her boyfriend caused the breakup of her marriage.
D Child support is for the benefit of the children and not her.
Question #12
A Len should file an action for a decrease in child support.
B Susan should file a complaint for modification of the custody order.
C Susan should stop allowing Len to visit with Melody because he does not comply with the parties’ agreed upon and court ordered visitation schedule.
D Susan should stop allowing Len to visit with Melody because he is delinquent in child support payments.
Question #13
A a documented history of domestic violence
B the custodial parent’s sexual preference
C the child’s preference
D parental smoking
Question #14
A gender
B race
C religion
D stability
E sexual preference
Question #15
A Derek based on the paternal preference rule.
B Kristen based on the tender years presumption.
C Derek based on the significant contacts test.
D Derek based on the primary caretaker presumption.
Question #16
A maternal preference
B tender years doctrine
C approximation rule
D paternal preference
E best interest of the child
Question #17
A The Hague Convention
B UCCJEA
C The PKPA
D UCCJA
Question #18
A California because that state has the most significant connection to the couple because they married there and their child was born there.
B Oklahoma based on emergency jurisdiction.
C Oklahoma as the child’s home state.
D California because that is the state where Roberto plans to file for divorce as a last resort.
Question #19
A split custody.
B a co-parenting agreement.
C joint custody.
D all of the above.
Question #20
A whichever custody arrangement the parties require in their separation or parenting agreement.
B split custody.
C legal custody to one parent, physical custody to the other.
D joint custody.
Question #21
A joint physical custody.
B split custody.
C joint legal custody.
D individual decision making authority.
Question #22
A request a discovery conference
B request that the court sanction the husband for his tasteless behavior
C seek a protective order
D order the husband to cease all discovery
Question #23
A interrogatories
B request for production of documents or things
C depositions
D request for admissions
Question #24
A interrogatories
B deposition
C request for production of documents or things
D request for admissions
Question #25
A electronic discovery
B interrogatories
C depositions
D requests for physical or mental examinations
Question #26
A dissipation of marital assets.
B financial assets and liabilities.
C parenting history, skills and weaknesses.
D financial and nonfinancial contributions to the marriage.
E none of the above.
F all of the above.
Question #27
A establishing that a nonresident defendant has sufficient minimum contacts with the state under its long-arm statute.
B personal service on a nonresident defendant while he or she is physically present in the jurisdiction.
C publication in a newspaper and mailing to a nonresident defendant’s last known address.
D actual service over a defendant domiciled in the state.
Question #28
A venue
B personal jurisdiction
C in rem jurisdiction
D subject matter jurisdiction
Question #29
A jurisdiction
B residence
C home state
D domicile
Question #30
A mediation
B pretrial conferencing
C direct negotiation
D arbitration
Question #31
A initial interview, discovery, Complaint, separation agreement, Answer, trial, decree.
B discovery, Complaint, Answer, temporary orders, negotiation, permanent orders, separation agreement, trial, decree.
C initial interview, Complaint, Answer, discovery, separation agreement, hearing, decree.
D initial interview, negotiation, Answer, Complaint, separation agreement, trial, decree.