Laws Which Enable the Court to Serve a Defendant Outside

question 89

Multiple Choice

Laws which enable the court to serve a defendant outside the state as long as the defendant has sufficient minimum contacts within the state and it seems fair to assert jurisdiction are called ________.

• A) Minimum contact statutes
• B) Significant contact statutes
• C) Long-arm statutes
• D) In rem statutes
• E) Quasi in rem statutes

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Definitions:

Annuity

A financial product, particularly used for retirement savings, that pays out a fixed stream of payments to an individual, typically after investment.

Contribution

An amount of money or assistance given to support a cause or for a common purpose.

Compounded Annually

The method of computing interest that includes the original principal amount and the interest accrued over prior periods each year.

Deferred Annuity

An annuity contract that delays payments until the investor elects to receive them, often until retirement.