Mediation TRIAD

Take a few moments to carefully read the questions of our little test. Some of those questions may somewhat seem familiar to you. Were you ever confronted with such situations?

After having answered all the questions, verify your results as well as our explanations. You will definitely view the problems from a different perspective.

True	False
		When I buy a loaf of bread at the grocery store, this constitutes a valid verbal contract just like any other contract.

True	False
		After living three (3) years with my new boyfriend, I am considered married by law.

True	False
		I buy a computer with a one-year warranty in a department store, but after 15 months, the processor stops working due to a hidden defect. The seller has to fix it without cost or pay for its repair.

True	False
		I wish to buy a house and I unconditionally sign a commitment to buy it two months later. This does not constitute a contract and I am under no obligation to buy it.

True	False
		I die without leaving a will even though I am married with an under-aged child. Consequently, my spouse is entitled to inherit all my property.

True	False
		I own a shoe store and my supplier bills me $5,000 for shoes that were never delivered. We, the supplier and myself, then decide to let our friend, Bernard (arbitrator), decide if I should pay the bill or not. Bernard's decision is final and without appeal; it is equivalent to a court's decision (after its homologation).

True	False
		Jean and Ginette have been separated for one month because Jean met another woman with whom he has slept. They agree on everything: shared child custody and partition of assets. They can then obtain a divorce without going to court by signing all the relevant documents in the presence of a lawyer - mediator that will be filed at the Court

True	False
		My name is John Looser and my schoolmates make fun of me because of my name; this really hurts me. I have the right to change my name and my birth certificate and call myself John Lacasse, my mother's name.

True	False
		Alain buys a vehicle and he wants me to sign (to be a surety) so that he may obtain a loan in the amount of $20,000 from the bank. I accept. One year later, Alain goes bankrupt. I am then obliged to reimburse the balance of the debt to the bank in the amount of $18,000, without obtaining the vehicle and without possible recourse against Alain.

True	False
		I borrowed $5,000 from Lucie on January 1st, 2000, and I must reimburse this sum on February 1st, 2000. Since the date of the loan, I have not reimbursed this amount nor have I seen Lucie. Today, Lucie called me to get her money back. I am not obliged to reimburse the borrowed amount of money to Lucie.