Question 1

What is Lord Mansfield's Rule?

Accepted Answer

The testimony of either spouse is inadmissible on the question of whether the husband had access to the wife at the time of conception if such evidence would tend to bastardize (i.e., declare illegitimate) the child.

Question 2

A court cannot declare that a man is the father of a child unless that court has personal jurisdiction over the man.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The defense of prevents the same parties from retrying a claim that has already been resolved in a prior case or prevents the litigation of a claim arising out of the same transaction involved in the first case that could have been raised in the first case but was not.

Accepted Answer

res judicata

Question 4

How are nonmarital children discriminated against in immigration when they seek citizenship through their father?

Accepted Answer

Nonmarital children born abroad can beco

Question 5

Assume that a U.S. citizen has a nonmarital child while in a foreign country and now wants that child to be declared a citizen of the United States. Under U.S. immigration law, it is easier for a foreign-born child to become a citizen if the child is seeking citizenship through its mother than through its father.

Accepted Answer

A) The immigration law is unconstitutional because the child has a fundamental right to become a citizen. 
B) The immigration law is unconstitutional because it fails the test of strict scrutiny. 
C) The immigration law is constitutional because the government needs additional assurance that the man is the father. 
D) The immigration law is constitutional because the child does not have a fundamental right to become a citizen. 
A) The immigration law is unconstitutional because the child has a fundamental right to become a citizen. 
B) The immigration law is unconstitutional because it fails the test of strict scrutiny. 
C) The immigration law is constitutional because the government needs additional assurance that the man is the father. 
D) The immigration law is constitutional because the child does not have a fundamental right to become a citizen.

Question 6

Under the Uniform Parentage Act (UPA):

Accepted Answer

A) an illegitimate child must meet some requirements that do not apply to legitimate children 
B) some of the distinctions between legitimate and illegitimate children have been abolished 
C) all the distinctions between legitimate and illegitimate children have been abolished 
D) legitimate children are favored 
A) an illegitimate child must meet some requirements that do not apply to legitimate children 
B) some of the distinctions between legitimate and illegitimate children have been abolished 
C) all the distinctions between legitimate and illegitimate children have been abolished 
D) legitimate children are favored

Question 7

Mothers and fathers have an equal duty to support their nonmarital children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How will a court resolve conflicting presumptions of paternity?

Accepted Answer

Some states will give priority to the pr

Question 9

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below
-paternity finding even if the man and child are not related

Accepted Answer

A) nonmarital child 
B) consanguinity 
C) Lord Mansfield's rule 
D) equitable estoppel 
E) standing
F)forum
G)preponderance of the evidence
H)testate
I)intermediate scrutiny
J)paternity by estoppel 
A) nonmarital child 
B) consanguinity 
C) Lord Mansfield's rule 
D) equitable estoppel 
E) standing
F)forum
G)preponderance of the evidence
H)testate
I)intermediate scrutiny
J)paternity by estoppel

Question 10

What legal disabilities did nonmarital children face at common law?

Accepted Answer

They had no right to inherit from either

Question 11

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below
-inadmissibility of testimony of a spouse on access

Accepted Answer

A) nonmarital child 
B) consanguinity 
C) Lord Mansfield's rule 
D) equitable estoppel 
E) standing
F)forum
G)preponderance of the evidence
H)testate
I)intermediate scrutiny
J)paternity by estoppel 
A) nonmarital child 
B) consanguinity 
C) Lord Mansfield's rule 
D) equitable estoppel 
E) standing
F)forum
G)preponderance of the evidence
H)testate
I)intermediate scrutiny
J)paternity by estoppel

Question 12

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below
-not allowing the assertion of a right due to another's reliance

Accepted Answer

A) nonmarital child 
B) consanguinity 
C) Lord Mansfield's rule 
D) equitable estoppel 
E) standing
F)forum
G)preponderance of the evidence
H)testate
I)intermediate scrutiny
J)paternity by estoppel 
A) nonmarital child 
B) consanguinity 
C) Lord Mansfield's rule 
D) equitable estoppel 
E) standing
F)forum
G)preponderance of the evidence
H)testate
I)intermediate scrutiny
J)paternity by estoppel

Question 13

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below
-a court hearing a case

Accepted Answer

A) nonmarital child 
B) consanguinity 
C) Lord Mansfield's rule 
D) equitable estoppel 
E) standing
F)forum
G)preponderance of the evidence
H)testate
I)intermediate scrutiny
J)paternity by estoppel 
A) nonmarital child 
B) consanguinity 
C) Lord Mansfield's rule 
D) equitable estoppel 
E) standing
F)forum
G)preponderance of the evidence
H)testate
I)intermediate scrutiny
J)paternity by estoppel

Question 14

A putative father is a man proven to be the biological father of the child.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below
-the right to bring a case

Accepted Answer

A) nonmarital child 
B) consanguinity 
C) Lord Mansfield's rule 
D) equitable estoppel 
E) standing
F)forum
G)preponderance of the evidence
H)testate
I)intermediate scrutiny
J)paternity by estoppel 
A) nonmarital child 
B) consanguinity 
C) Lord Mansfield's rule 
D) equitable estoppel 
E) standing
F)forum
G)preponderance of the evidence
H)testate
I)intermediate scrutiny
J)paternity by estoppel

Question 16

To die means to die leaving a valid will.

Accepted Answer

The answer of To die means to die leaving a...

Question 17

Paternity by estoppel is established when a court allows the presumption of paternity to be rebutted even though there is no biological relationship between the presumed (putative) father and the child.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How are nonmarital children discriminated against in social security?

Accepted Answer

A nonmarital child can be forc

Question 19

At common law, an illegitimate child was the child of nobody.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

DNA testing is done on deoxyribonucleic acid removed from cells.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is Lord Mansfield's Rule?

A court cannot declare that a man is the father of a child unless that court has personal jurisdiction over the man.

The defense of prevents the same parties from retrying a claim that has already been resolved in a prior case or prevents the litigation of a claim arising out of the same transaction involved in the first case that could have been raised in the first case but was not.

How are nonmarital children discriminated against in immigration when they seek citizenship through their father?

Under the Uniform Parentage Act (UPA):

Mothers and fathers have an equal duty to support their nonmarital children.

How will a court resolve conflicting presumptions of paternity?

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below -paternity finding even if the man and child are not related

What legal disabilities did nonmarital children face at common law?

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below -inadmissibility of testimony of a spouse on access

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below -not allowing the assertion of a right due to another's reliance

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below -a court hearing a case

A putative father is a man proven to be the biological father of the child.

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below -the right to bring a case

To die means to die leaving a valid will.

Paternity by estoppel is established when a court allows the presumption of paternity to be rebutted even though there is no biological relationship between the presumed (putative) father and the child.

How are nonmarital children discriminated against in social security?

At common law, an illegitimate child was the child of nobody.

DNA testing is done on deoxyribonucleic acid removed from cells.

Introduction to Family Law and Practice

Ethics in a Family Law Practice

Compiling a Family History

Premarital, Postnuptial, and Cohabitation Agreements

Traditional Marriage and Alternatives

Annulment

Divorce Grounds and Procedure

Spousal Support, Property Division, and the Separation Agreement

Child Custody

Child Support

Tax Consequences of Separation and Divorce

The Legal Rights of Women

The Legal Status of Children

Adoption

The New Science of Motherhood

Torts and Family Law

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Exam 13: Illegitimacy and Paternity Proceedings

What is Lord Mansfield's Rule?

A court cannot declare that a man is the father of a child unless that court has personal jurisdiction over the man.

The defense of prevents the same parties from retrying a claim that has already been resolved in a prior case or prevents the litigation of a claim arising out of the same transaction involved in the first case that could have been raised in the first case but was not.

How are nonmarital children discriminated against in immigration when they seek citizenship through their father?

Under the Uniform Parentage Act (UPA):

Mothers and fathers have an equal duty to support their nonmarital children.

How will a court resolve conflicting presumptions of paternity?

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below -paternity finding even if the man and child are not related

What legal disabilities did nonmarital children face at common law?

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below -inadmissibility of testimony of a spouse on access

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below -not allowing the assertion of a right due to another's reliance

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below -a court hearing a case

A putative father is a man proven to be the biological father of the child.

Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below -the right to bring a case

To die means to die leaving a valid will.

Paternity by estoppel is established when a court allows the presumption of paternity to be rebutted even though there is no biological relationship between the presumed (putative) father and the child.

How are nonmarital children discriminated against in social security?

At common law, an illegitimate child was the child of nobody.

DNA testing is done on deoxyribonucleic acid removed from cells.

Introduction to Family Law and Practice

Ethics in a Family Law Practice

Compiling a Family History

Premarital, Postnuptial, and Cohabitation Agreements

Traditional Marriage and Alternatives

Annulment

Divorce Grounds and Procedure

Spousal Support, Property Division, and the Separation Agreement

Child Custody

Child Support

Tax Consequences of Separation and Divorce

The Legal Rights of Women

The Legal Status of Children

Adoption

The New Science of Motherhood

Torts and Family Law

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