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Supplemental - Not MEE July 2026 | Child Custody | ESSAY
Medium
...rce the State G order and may not modify it because State G still has jurisdiction and Parent 1 still lives there. Discuss what State H should do. Address registration, expedited enforcement, contempt or make-up parentin...
Citations: Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act articles 2 and 3, Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act, 28 U.S.C. 1738A, NCBE MEE Subject Matter Outline, Family Law
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Supplemental - Not MEE July 2026 | Grounds and Jurisdiction | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...rriage is irretrievably broken. One spouse files after satisfying all jurisdictional requirements and proves that the parties have not lived together for a year and have no realistic prospect of reconciliation. The other...
Citations: NCBE MEE Subject Matter Outline, Family Law, Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act section 305
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Supplemental - Not MEE July 2026 | Adoption and Parental Rights | ESSAY
Hard
Mother became pregnant while dating Father. Father attended prenatal appointments, paid half of Mother's medical bills, and told both families he intended to raise the child. Before the birth, Mother moved without tellin...
Citations: Lehr v. Robertson, 463 U.S. 248 (1983), Stanley v. Illinois, 405 U.S. 645 (1972), NCBE MEE Subject Matter Outline, Family Law
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Inchoate Offenses | ESSAY
Hard
...to commit illegal dueling after they agreed to fight each other in a jurisdiction where dueling itself requires an agreement between exactly two participants. No seconds or organizers were involved. Analyze merger and c...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 5.01, Model Penal Code 5.02, Model Penal Code 5.03, Model Penal Code 5.05
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Supplemental - Not MEE July 2026 | Grounds and Jurisdiction | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
A divorce statute permits divorce for willful desertion lasting at least one year. Spouses mutually agreed to live apart for two months while attending counseling. One spouse then filed for divorce alleging desertion. Wh...
Citations: NCBE MEE Subject Matter Outline, Family Law, Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws section 74
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Supplemental - Not MEE July 2026 | Grounds and Jurisdiction | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
State K requires the filing spouse to reside in State K for 180 days before filing for divorce. A spouse moves to State K intending to stay and files for divorce after 45 days. The other spouse is properly served and app...
Citations: Sosna v. Iowa, 419 U.S. 393 (1975), NCBE MEE Subject Matter Outline, Family Law
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Civil Procedure | Subject Matter Jurisdiction | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
A plaintiff files a state-law negligence action in State A court. Complete diversity and the amount in controversy are present, but one properly joined and served defendant is a citizen of State A. Which statement best d...
Citations: 28 U.S.C. 1441(b)(2)
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Civil Procedure | Subject Matter Jurisdiction | ESSAY
Medium
...nd amount allegations and ordered the parties to brief subject matter jurisdiction. Both parties ask the court to keep the case, arguing that Atlas consented, that no one objected earlier, and that dismissal would waste...
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)(3), 28 U.S.C. 1447(c)
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Supplemental - Not MEE July 2026 | Child Custody | ESSAY
Hard
...ts and the child have moved across state lines. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act sections 20...
Citations: Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act sections 202, 203, 207, NCBE MEE Subject Matter Outline, Family Law
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Supplemental - Not MEE July 2026 | Child Custody | ESSAY
Hard
...out whether State A remains the proper forum. Discuss which state has jurisdiction to make an initial custody determination, what temporary orders State B may enter, and what steps the courts should take under the UCCJEA...
Citations: Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act sections 201, 204, 208, NCBE MEE Subject Matter Outline, Family Law
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Supplemental - Not MEE July 2026 | Property Division and Support | ESSAY
Hard
...ful medical-device company before marriage. Three days before the wedding, Fiance presented Fiancee with a premarital agreement. The agreement stated that each spouse would keep all property titled in that spouse's name...
Citations: Uniform Premarital Agreement Act sections 2, 6, Uniform Premarital and Marital Agreements Act sections 9, 10, NCBE MEE Subject Matter Outline, Family Law
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Supplemental - Not MEE July 2026 | Property Rights | ESSAY
Hard
Pat and Noel were married for 22 years. Pat died owning a probate estate worth $90,000. Six months before death, after a serious diagnosis, Pat transferred $800,000 of investment accounts into a revocable trust naming Pa...
Citations: NCBE MEE Subject Matter Outline, Family Law, Uniform Probate Code sections 2-202, 2-213
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MPT | Time Management and Outlining | ESSAY
Medium
...udent says, "My MPT plan will be the same for every task: read everything, write a full case brief for each authority, and then start typing a polished answer when I feel ready." The student also says final review time i...
Citations: NCBE MPT preparation materials, NCBE MPT overview
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MPT | Using the File and Library | ESSAY
Hard
...l bank statements. A student remembers a real-world rule from another jurisdiction and plans to use it because it is more favorable than the Franklin statute. The student also plans to discuss the inspection-rights case...
Citations: NCBE MPT preparation materials, NCBE MPT test-day instructions
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Evidence | Privileges | ESSAY
Hard
...atute and also brings a state-law defamation claim under supplemental jurisdiction. Officer seeks damages for emotional distress. City seeks three categories of records. First, City seeks confidential therapy notes from...
Citations: Fed. R. Evid. 501, Fed. R. Evid. 502, Jaffee v. Redmond
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Supplemental - Not MEE July 2026 | Formation and Validity | ESSAY
Hard
Sam and Lee lived together in State E, which recognizes common-law marriage. They never held a ceremony or obtained a license. After Lee recovered from surgery, the two agreed at home, "From today forward, we are married...
Citations: NCBE MEE Subject Matter Outline, Family Law, Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws sections 283, 284
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Supplemental - Not MEE July 2026 | Child Custody | ESSAY
Medium
Parents are divorcing and both seek joint legal custody and primary physical custody of their eight-year-old child. Parent A has handled school communication, medical appointments, and daily homework for the past four ye...
Citations: NCBE MEE Subject Matter Outline, Family Law, Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act section 402
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Supplemental - Not MEE July 2026 | Substance vs Procedure | ESSAY
Medium
Cyclist, a State R resident, was injured by Driver, a State S resident, in State S. Cyclist sued Driver in State R court. State R's choice-of-law rules select State S negligence law for liability. State S uses modified c...
Citations: Conflict-of-laws principles, Erie doctrine principles
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Constitutional Law | Commerce Clause and Taxing Power | ESSAY
Hard
State C enacted a tax on online retailers. The tax applies to retailers with more than $500,000 in annual sales to State C customers, whether or not the retailer has offices, employees, or inventory in State C. The tax i...
Citations: Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady, South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., Comptroller of the Treasury v. Wynne, U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 8, cl. 3
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Civil Procedure | Personal Jurisdiction | ESSAY
Hard
...due process permits. AlpineGear moves to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Should State L be able to exercise specific personal jurisdiction over AlpineGear? Discuss. This essay tests stream-of-commerce jurisdic...
Citations: World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson, J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro, Walden v. Fiore
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MPT | Formatting and Tone | ESSAY
Hard
An MPT task memo asks you to prepare an internal email to a partner by 4:00 p.m. The partner asks only two questions: whether a nonprofit board may meet remotely under the governing statute, and whether board members mus...
Citations: NCBE MPT preparation materials, NCBE MPT test-day instructions
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Constitutional Law | Judicial Review and Justiciability | ESSAY
Hard
...eme Court state-court review, adequate independent state grounds, and jurisdiction stripping. U.S. Const. art. III, Marbury v. Madison, Muskrat v. United States, Michigan v. Long, Ex parte McCardle, United States v. Klei
Citations: U.S. Const. art. III, Marbury v. Madison, Muskrat v. United States, Michigan v. Long, Ex parte McCardle, United States v. Klein
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Civil Procedure | Subject Matter Jurisdiction | ESSAY
Hard
...hould the federal court remand? Discuss. This essay combines original jurisdiction, removal procedure, forum-defendant rule, and remand timing. 28 U.S.C. 1441, 28 U.S.C. 1446, 28 U.S.C. 1447
Citations: 28 U.S.C. 1441, 28 U.S.C. 1446, 28 U.S.C. 1447
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Supplemental - Not MEE July 2026 | Property Division and Support | ESSAY
Hard
...rdered Spouse A to pay Spouse B $200,000 over five years as an equalizing property payment. The decree also ordered Spouse A to pay Spouse B $3,000 per month in spousal maintenance until further order of the court. The d...
Citations: NCBE MEE Subject Matter Outline, Family Law, Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act sections 316, 319