NALA Paralegal Exam Verified Study Questions And Answers
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NALA Paralegal Exam Verified Study Questions And Answers
Informed consent involves: ANS The duty of a medical doctor to disclose to the patient relevant information about the benefits and risks of the proposed treatment.
Disregarded Entity ANS For federal tax purposes, the default tax classif...
NALA Paralegal Exam Verified Study Questions And
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Informed consent involves: ANS The duty of a medical doctor to disclose to the patient relevant information
about the benefits and risks of the proposed treatment.
Disregarded Entity ANS For federal tax purposes, the default tax classification of a limited liability company
that has 1 member
Intestate succession statute of the state in which he resided ANS Rob Miller is married to Laura Miller. They are
approaching their late 40's and Rob decides they should have an estate plan. Rob goes to his college roommate and
asks him to prepare an estate plan for himself and his wife. Rob and Laura review the estate documents and approve
of their content, then made an appointment to sign the final documents in one week's time. Unfortunately, Rob is
killed in a car accident the day before they are to sign the documents. How will Rob's estate be handled?
A person's wishes with respect to his or her health care can be included in the following documents except: ANS
Statutory will.
Government actions ANS The requirements of due process of law apply only to:
Each partner in a general partnership and each general partner in a limited partnership has personal liability for all
the debts and obligations of the general partnership. ANS What is true about a general partnership and a limited
partnership?
According to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure No. 45(c)(1)(A), a subpoena may command a person to attend a trial,
hearing or deposition only within ____ miles of where the person resides, is employed, or regularly transacts
business in person: ANS 100
provide paralegals with CLE ANS ABA Model Guidelines 10 states a lawyer shall:
Corpus or Res, trustee, and beneficiary ANS What are the basic elements of a trust?
To die without a will ANS What does it mean to die intestate?
General Warranty Deed ANS In which type of deed does a grantor provide the most warranties and covenants
with respect to the most claimants?
,Delegation powers ANS Congress sets up an administrative agency through an enabling act and gives that
agency the powers to make rules and regulations within the agency through:
Failure to properly supervise paralegal ANS A lawyer can be sanctioned by their State Bar for:
Promise to act ANS What is a type of consideration?
Condition of Premises ANS What is a right of the landlord under a lease of real property?
Must include two copies of the waiver for the defendant to sign and a copy of the complaint ANS To request
waiver of service, the plaintiff must send the defendant a notice of commencement of the action with a request that
defendant waive service of the summons. The notice of the request:
Illusory promises ANS What is not a consideration?
"No state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." This provision, known as
the Equal Protection Clause, is applied to the federal government through which amendment? ANS The fifth
amendment.
Tort ANS A private wrong against an individual, as opposed to a crime, is called a:
Mistake.
As a contract defense, mistake means a mistake of past or present material fact. In this case, both parties were under
the mistaken belief that the 40 acres contained corn on the day the contract was signed. Because of this mistaken
fact, either party could claim mistake as a defense to the contract. If the subject matter of the purported contract is
illegal, such as a contract for murder, there E92d offer andE92ormed. Unconscionability is a defense based on the
theory that a court would refuse to enforce a provision as written when the bargain in a contract is one-sided and one
of the parties has substantially superior bargaining power over the other. In this case, the lack of corn was unknown
by both parties and was not related to the relative bargaining power of the parties. Lack of capacity can be claimed
when one party is a minor, has mental incapacity, or is intoxicated; there were no facts in this e ANS Farmer Ted
and Agribusiness sign a contract whereby Farmer Ted will harvest and sell to Agribusiness on the following day all
of the corn grown on his Northern 40 acres for $10,000. Neither party is aware that a brush fire burned all of the
corn on the property the day before the agreement was entered into. Which of the following contract defenses could
the parties claim in this case?
, Trial novo ANS A new trial by a different tribunal is a:
Iowa and Zelda have formed a general partnership to make and sell cookies at the local farmers market. They are
equal partners in the business. They would like to obtain additional capital so that they can expand their line of
baked goods. In order to do that, they have agreed to add their older sister, Velma as a new partner to the partnership.
Velma has agreed to provide $10,000 in exchange for obtaining a 52% interest in the partnership. Iowa and Zelda are
so excited about their venture, that they agree to Velma's terms and have each given Velma a 26% interest in the
partnership. The 3 sisters have entered into a partnership agreement in which they have agreed that it takes a vote of
75% of the partnership interest to dissolve the partnership in the event they can't agree on how to run the business.
As a majority partner, Velma does not have the authority (on behalf of the Partnership) to: ANS Dissolve the
partnership.
Rape victims from being questioned about previous sexual experiences by the defense. ANS Rape shield laws
seek to protect:
Church ANS Which of the following type of nonprofit business automatically obtains 501(c)(3) tax exempt
status from the Internal Revenue Service without having to file an application for tax exemption:
In preparing for trial, a paralegal cannot bill for: ANS Copying exhibits.
A quitclaim deed.
This simply allows the owner to surrender any rights that he or she has in the property without making any
representations as to the quality of his or her title to the property. General and special warranty deeds include
guarantees by the grantor, and a deed of trust is used to specify a lender's right in the property. ANS Colin and
Jessica are co-owners of real property known as Blackacre. Colin does not want to own the property any longer, and
he is willing to give it to Jessica without any compensation. However, he does not want to be liable to Jessica if
there are any defects in title to the property. What type of deed should Colin execute in favor of Jessica?
What is the most commonly used type of freehold estate today? ANS The most common freehold estate in use
today is the fee simple estate, which contains all the rights that can possibly relate to land. The fee tail estate was
essentially the same as the fee simple estate, but it could only be inherited by the children or grandchildren of the
owner. Most jurisdictions have abolished or modified the fee tail estate. The life estate terminated upon the death of
the holder and could therefore not be inherited. The life estate is rarely seen today. Trusts are often used to
accomplish the same results as the life estate.
Mens rea and actus reus are: ANS two basic elements needed to convict a person of a crime.
Actus Reus ANS guilty act
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