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Which of the following subjects is tested on the MEE but NOT on the multiple-choice MBE?
Answer: Family law
Family law is an MEE-only subject, while torts, real property, and criminal law also appear on the MBE.
An MEE trusts essay asks whether a settlor can revoke a trust when the instrument is silent on revocability. Under the Uniform Trust Code approach, the trust is:
Answer: Revocable unless the instrument expressly makes it irrevocable
The Uniform Trust Code presumes a trust is revocable unless the terms expressly provide otherwise.
A secured transactions essay describes a lender who filed a financing statement before a competing lender but perfected second. Who generally has priority under Article 9?
Answer: The first lender to file or perfect
Under UCC 9-322, priority among conflicting security interests goes to the first party to file or perfect.
In an MEE civil procedure essay, a defendant wants to challenge personal jurisdiction in federal court. When must this defense be raised to avoid waiver?
Answer: In the first Rule 12 motion or responsive pleading
Under Rule 12(h), personal jurisdiction is waived if omitted from the first Rule 12 motion or responsive pleading.
An MEE family law essay involves a premarital agreement waiving spousal support. Under the prevailing UPAA approach, such an agreement is enforceable unless:
Answer: It was involuntary or unconscionable when executed without adequate financial disclosure
Under the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act, enforcement is denied for involuntariness or for unconscionability coupled with inadequate disclosure.
What is the biggest scoring mistake examinees make on MEE essays, according to bar graders?
Answer: Reciting rules without applying them to the specific facts
Graders consistently report that failing to apply law to the given facts costs more points than any other error.
A conflict of laws issue on the MEE most often appears in what form?
Answer: Embedded within another subject, such as family law or torts
Conflict of laws is tested on the MEE only in combination with other subjects, never as a standalone essay.