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| What are grounds in a “fault” state? |
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| Desertion, Cruelty & Adultery |
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| What are Steps in Equitable Distribution? |
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| Valuation, Classification, Distribution |
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| What is needed for relocation? |
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| A court order or written agreement of the parties |
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| What is service of process? |
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| The act of notifying a party that they have been sued |
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| What is it legal standard for a modification of child support? |
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| Substantial change in circumstances |
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| What are substantial changes for modification of Alimony? |
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| Remarriage, Cohabitation, Change in finances |
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| What are the requirements for a valid marriage in FL? |
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| Marriage License, Ceremony, Record License |
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| What is go to the clerk’s office; Sign affidavit with dates & times; State a fear of imminent violence? |
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| Name 3 steps used to get a DV Injunction |
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| What is common law marriage? |
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| This relationship is based on cohabitation & is not recognized in FL |
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| The confidential process where a neutral party helps parties reach a settlement |
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| What are acknowledgement& adjudication? |
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Definition
| How to establish paternity in FL? |
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Term
| What are Conflicts, Confidentiality, &Unauthorized practice of law? |
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Definition
| Name three ethical considerations for paralegals |
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Term
| What are Step parent, Adult, Close relative and Entity? |
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Definition
| Name the 4 types of adoption in FL |
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| What is Loving v. Virginia? |
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| The Supreme Ct case that limited how a state could restrict marriage |
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| What is Equal protection &Due process? |
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| Name the 2 clauses of the 14th Amendment |
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Term
| What is the Uniform Pre-Marital Act? |
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| The act that treats a pre-marital agreement like both a contract & higher standard contract |
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| Name the 2 ways the law regulates personal relationships |
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Definition
| What are restrictions& benefits? |
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| What is a domestic Partnership? |
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Definition
| Unmarried couples who register and get limited benefits have this type of legal relationship |
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| Name the 2 “no fault” grounds for divorce in FL |
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| What are irretrievably broken& mental incapacity? |
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| What is Shared parental responsibility? |
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| Name the preferred custody arrangement in FL |
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| What is equitable Distribution? |
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| What do FL courts determine first in a divorce |
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| How does a community property state divide marital Property |
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| The term used to describe when non-marital property is converted to marital by the court or vice versa |
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| What are all rights, of a biological father, decision making, moral & financial obligations for child? |
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Definition
| Rights given when paternity is established. |
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| What is non-marital Property? |
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Definition
| Property that was acquired prior to the marriage & not commingled. |
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| What are adoption pleadings? |
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| This is an automatic confidential filing. |
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| An approach by the Supreme Court to determine who is the legal father of a child |
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Term
| What is filing, service, responsive pleading, mandatory disclosure, discovery, settlement, mediation, trial? |
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| Name 4 steps used in the divorce process. |
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| What is Paternity Disestablishment? |
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Definition
| What is called when a non-biological father seeks to prove a child is not his. |
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| What is newly discovered evidence, current on child support, DNA testing? |
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| Name 3 things that must be proved for paternity disestablishment. |
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| The Federal law that prevents same sex marriage? |
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| What is the Putative Father Registry? |
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| This must be checked in FL before a biological father's rights can be terminated? |
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Term
| The length of time a party must be a FL resident before filing for divorce? |
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| Name 2 things you do not need to get a Domestic Violence Injunction? |
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Definition
| What is a filling fee; an underlying case |
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Term
| The only person in FL who can be an adoption intermediary? |
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Definition
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Term
| Property division can be modified if these are present? |
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Definition
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| You must have this from the birth mother to proceed with an adoption? |
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Term
| The term for granting a spouse an interest is non-marital property? |
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| The law that protects a Mother who leaves her baby at a fire station, hospital, etc.? |
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| What are Safe Haven Laws. |
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| The term used to describe a marriage that was based on fraud or misrepresentation? |
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