NCCP Examination Study Guide Questions & Answers 2024/25

NCCP Examination Study Guide Questions & Answers 2024/25 Contracts - ANSWERSDefine- An agreement or bargain struck between parties in which each party assumes a legal duty to the other party. Requirements- agreement (offer & acceptance), consideration, contractual capacity, and legality. Wills - ANSWERSRequirements- testamentary intent; legal capacity; free of fraud, duress, undue influence, or mistake; and execution (two witnesses + notary = self proving). Trust - ANSWERSRequirements- intention, subject matter, object. Power of Attorney - ANSWERSDefine- The authority to act for another person in legal or financial matters or a legal document giving such authority to someone. Requirements- soundness of mind, witness, recording. Complaint - ANSWERSDefine- a pleading by a plaintiff alleging the wrongdoing by the defendant. Requirements- caption, parties, statement of facts, request for relief, request for jury trial. Affidavit - ANSWERSDefine- A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath or affirmation of the party making it. Requirements- Must be made before a person having authority to administer oaths. Answer - ANSWERSDefine- a defendant's response to a plaintiff's claim. Requirements- admit/deny allegations; raise defenses. Interrogatories - ANSWERSDefine- A series of formal written questions addressed to a party for discovery purposes to be answered under oath. Requirements- 50 individual interrogatories in total, answer w/in 30 days, sign verification.