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Conflicts Of Law Bar Exam Outline

Updated Conflicts Of Law Bar Exam Notes

Oklahoma Bar Bundle Outlines

Oklahoma Bar Bundle

Approximately 261 pages

I entirely handwrote my notes for each subject of the bar exam and then used my notes to create my outlines for each subject. I passed the exam in 2012 on the first attempt. ...

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Conflicts of Law

DOMICILE

  • Background

    • Whenever you determine domicile needs to be addressed, begin that part of my essay answer with an explanation of WHY discussing domicile

  • Black's Law Definition

    • Domicile:

      • A person's fixed or established legal residence

  • State-Wide Domicile

    • For purposes of the bar exam DOMICILE is established on a STATE-WIDE BASIS

  • Very Important General Rule

    • Each person has 1 domicile at a time for a single purpose, only 1 domicile at a time for a purpose and always has 1 domicile

      • So an individual is never without a domicile, or in-between domiciles, and an individual cannot have two or more domiciles for any one purpose

      • Execption:

        • Infants as discussed below

        • Possible for certain individuals to have different domiciles for different purposes in eyes of law, such as for divorce jurisdiction, choice of law, insurance coverage and inheritance tax purposes

  • Methods of Acquiring Domicile

    • Only 2 Ways:

      • Choice

      • Operation of Law

  • Domicile of Choice

    • Only may legally choose their own domicile if the individual possesses " DOMICILE CAPACITY"

      • Domicile Capacity:

        • Old enough and mature enough to fend for self

    • Test for if person has CHOSEN domicile is 2 part test:

      • Physical presence in place that is to be domicile, AND

      • Individual has intent to make that place their domicile

FACTORS MUST OCCUR TOGETHER TO SATISFY CHOICE OF DOMICILE TEST

  • Physical Presence

    • Longer ones physical presence in a particular state, more likely that place it to be domicile

      • BUT, very very very short period of time can work for physical presence as long as at that same time had INTENT factor

  • Intent to Be Domiciled

    • Determination of intent to be domiciled in a state should take into account all of the RELEVANT circumstances

      • Job, mailing address, bank account, house or apartment, registered to vote, registered motor vehicle, spends time,

    • VERY IMPORTANT FACTOR

      • Steps one has taken to abandon previous domicile

      • ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS

    • VERY IMPORTANT POINT

      • Individual only needs to intend to reside in state indefinitely or for the time being in order to satisfy intent standard

        • Focus on intent not motive

    • Multiple Residences

      • For person with more than one house in more than one state, domicile is the state of PRINCIPAL/PRIMARY DWELLING

        • Larger & more valuable, from which works or commutes to work, spends more time, etc.

      • If hard to tell:

        • Rule is first-acquired house is place of domicile

    • Perfecting a New Domicile

      • People retain old domicile till PERFECT new or different one

      • To perfect, satisfy the 2 part test: Physical Presence & Intent to make place of legal residence

  • Domicile by Operation of Law

    • Applies to:

      • Domicile will be determined by operation of law for those persons who lack domicile capacity--

        • Infants

        • Mentally incapacitated people

    • Infants

      • Infant has domicile of parents or parent in single parents setting

      • IN case of divorce or separation, domicile of infant is the state of domicile of parent have CUSTODY of child.

      • Exceptional Case of Multiple Domiciles for Infant

        • Where auto insurance only covered kid "Domiciled in house of owner"

          • But kid not "domiciled" in either house (cause equal)

          • HOLDING of 6th Circuit

            • 2 domiciles for single purpose of auto insurance

        • How apply:

          • Pick one but then note the case, exception

    • About mentally incapacitated people

      • Mentally incapacitated from infancy

        • Retain domicile of parents

      • Becomes Mentally Incompetent after having attained domicile capacity & after choosing domicile

        • Retain domicile of choice

          • Cause can have intent to chose new one

RECOGNITION OF JUDGMENTS

  • Spotting Recognition of Judgment Question

    • There will be 2 or more states involved in the facts pattern AND a judgment in a litigation between the parties will have been rendered in one of those states

      • Then one party will seek to have judgment enforced or recognized in second state

  • Terminology

    • Rendering State

      • State in which litigation occurred & judgment was entered

    • Recognizing State

      • State is the second state, the state called upon to recognize the judgment

    • On Bar Exam

      • Unless told otherwise, the recognizing state will be OKLAHOMA

  • Two Contexts for Recognition of Judgments Questions

    • P sues D in 1 state, wins judgment in rendering state, then seeks enforce judgment against D in recognizing state (OK)

      • So question is if OK has to recognize the judgment and enforce it against D

    • P sue D in one state, loses case in rendering state, then P files suit against D in a different state (recognizing state, and D defends against 2nd suit by contending recognizing state should recognized judgment for D.

      • D seeking have judgment of rendering state recognized

    • In both sets, Oklahoma, will have to determine if should recognize judgment

  • Constitutional Mandate of Sister State Recognition of Judgments

    • US Constitution mandates the recognition by sister states of one another's judgments, under the "FULL FAITH & CREDIT CLAUSE"

      • Thus states don't have discretion not to recognize each other's judgments

      • It is mandatory IF there was a lawful & binding judgment of a sister state

    • Two Step Recognition Analysis

      • Determine if Full Faith & Credit requirements satisfied; (3 Part Test)

      • AND

      • IF satisfied, determine whether there are any valid defenses that would nevertheless prohibit recognition

  • Three-Part Test for Recognition of Sister State Judgments

    • Must have been Proper Jurisdiction

      • Pj and SMJ

    • Decision in rendering state court must have been On The Merits

      • Based on substantive issue, not just a procedural ground or technicality

        • Default judgment considered to be on the merits

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