NM Bar Practice Questions - New Mexico Bar Examination Exam - NM Bar Practice Questions

Question 1

A married couple domiciled in New Mexico. During the marriage, the husband earns wages from his job, the wife inherits a parcel of land from her father, and the couple buys a car with the husband's wages. Under New Mexico community property law, how is the inherited land characterized?

Community property, because it was acquired during the marriage Quasi-community property subject to equal division Separate property of the wife, because property acquired by inheritance is separate property Community property of which the wife owns a 75% interest

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Separate property of the wife, because property acquired by inheritance is separate property

Question 2

In a New Mexico dissolution proceeding, a spouse claims that a bank account titled in his name alone, opened during the marriage, is his separate property. Which statement correctly describes the burden of proof?

Property acquired during marriage is presumed community property, and the spouse asserting it is separate bears the burden of rebutting that presumption The account is conclusively community property and cannot be rebutted The other spouse must prove the account is community property Title in one spouse's name alone makes the account that spouse's separate property as a matter of law

Correct Answer:

Property acquired during marriage is presumed community property, and the spouse asserting it is separate bears the burden of rebutting that presumption

Question 3

A couple lived and worked in Texas for ten years, where the husband accumulated a retirement account funded entirely by his Texas earnings. They then moved to New Mexico and later filed for divorce in New Mexico, where both are now domiciled. How is the Texas-earned retirement account treated in the New Mexico dissolution?

As the husband's separate property because it was earned outside New Mexico As an equitable-distribution asset divided according to need As property governed exclusively by Texas law and not divisible in New Mexico As quasi-community property, treated as community property for purposes of division

Correct Answer:

As quasi-community property, treated as community property for purposes of division

Question 4

On dissolution of marriage in New Mexico, after community debts are satisfied, how is the remaining community property divided absent a valid written agreement?

According to which spouse earned or acquired each asset Equally — each spouse is entitled to one-half of the community property By equitable distribution weighing each spouse's contributions and needs Entirely to the spouse who did not commit marital fault

Correct Answer:

Equally — each spouse is entitled to one-half of the community property

Question 5

A plaintiff is injured in a New Mexico car accident and is found to be 60% at fault, with the defendant 40% at fault. The plaintiff's total damages are $100,000. Under New Mexico negligence law, what may the plaintiff recover from the defendant?

$$40,000, reflecting the defendant's percentage of fault Nothing, because the plaintiff was more than 50% at fault $$100,000, because comparative fault is not a defense to recovery $$50,000, because fault is split evenly when both parties are negligent

Correct Answer:

$$40,000, reflecting the defendant's percentage of fault

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