NC Paralegal Certification Exam Questions And Answers

Contracts - Agreement between two parties that creates an obligation. Wills - Exordium, revocation, payment of debts, funeral instructions, gifts, residuary, appointment of executor, simultaneous death, testimonium, signatures, attestation, self-proving provisions. How many witnesses needed? Trusts - Power of Attorney - Complaints - Answers - Defendant's response to a plaintiff's complaint. Interrogatories - Discovery requests - Motions - Separation Agreements - Articles of Incorporation - By-laws -Deeds - Real Estate - Deeds, DOT, Easements Affidavit - Written statement of facts confirmed by the oath or affirmation of the party making it and made before a person having authority to administer the oath or affirmation. Agreements - A meeting of the minds and a requirement for a valid contract. An offer and acceptance. Partnerships Co-parenting Separation, etc... Calendar - Certificate of Service - Every document that is required to be served subsequent to the complaint must contain cert. of service Checklist - Client correspondence - status letter, opinion letter, demand letter Default Judgement - Leases - Order - Release -Request for Admissions - Request for Production of Documents - Retainer - Settlement Package/Demand - Subpoena - Tickler - Trial Notebook - Verification - Waiver - Acceptance - In contract law, the offerree's indication o the offeror that the offeree agrees to be bound by the terms of the offeror's offer of proposal to form a contract. Acquittal - A certification of declaration followinig a trial tha the individual accused of a crime is innocent, or fee from guilt, in the eyes of the law and is thus absolved of all charges. Actionable - Capable of serving as the basis of a lawsuit. An actionable claim can be pursued in a lawsuit or other court action. Actual malice - Real & demonstrable evil intent. In a defamation suite, a statement made about a public figure normally must be made with actual malice (with either knowledge of its falsity or a reckless disregard of the truth) or liability to be incurred.Actus Reus - A guilty (prohibited) act. The commission of a prohibited act is one of the two essential elements required for criminal liability; the other element is the intent to commit a crime. Ad Valorem - Derived from the Latin ad valentiam, meaning "to the value". It is commonly applied to a tax imposed on the value of property. Ademption clause - The revocation, revalling, or cancellation of a legacy, according to the apparent intention of the testaor, implied by the law from acts done by the testator during the testator's life Adjudication - The act of resolving a controversy and rendering an order or decision based on a review of the evidence presented. Administrative law - body of law created by administrative agencies in the form of ruled, regulations, orders, and decisions in order to carry out their duties and responsibilities. Administrator - Person appointed by a court to serve as a personal representative for a person who died intestate (without a valid will) or if the executor named in the will cannot serve. Adversarial system of justive - Legal system in which the parties to a lawsuit are opponenets, or adversaries, and present theirs cases in the light most favorable to themselves. The impartial decision maker (the judge or jury) determines who wins and who loses based on the evidence presented. Adverse possession - Process by which premises can change ownership. It is a common law concept concerning the title to real property. Affirm - To uphold judgement of a lower court. Affirmative defense - A reponse to a plaintiff's claim that does not deny the plaintiff's facts but attacks the plaintiff's legal right to bring an action.Appropriation - In tort law, the use by one person of another person's name, likeness, or other identifying characteristic without permission and for the benefit of the user.