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