CDFA EXAM 2024–2025 – 300 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
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Domain 1: Divorce Process and Law
1. What is the primary role of a CDFA in a divorce proceeding?
a) To provide legal advice to the client.
b) To serve as a neutral mediator for the couple.
c) To analyze the financial aspects of the divorce and provide data-driven
recommendations.
d) To provide psychological counseling regarding the financial stress of divorce.
2. Which of the following is typically considered "separate property" in a
common law state?
a) A salary earned during the marriage.
b) The marital home purchased after the wedding.
c) An inheritance received by one spouse and kept in a separate account.
d) A 401(k) account contributed to during the marriage.
3. The legal process of sharing information and documents between parties in
a divorce is known as:
,a) Interrogation.
b) Discovery.
c) Deposition.
d) Subpoena.
4. A "QDRO" is used to divide which type of asset?
a) A bank savings account.
b) An employer-sponsored retirement plan (e.g., 401(k), pension).
c) A personal investment brokerage account.
d) The equity in the marital home.
5. The term "alimony" is now more commonly referred to in the tax code and
legally as:
a) Child Support.
b) Spousal Maintenance or Spousal Support.
c) Property Settlement.
d) Equitable Distribution.
6. If a couple cannot reach an agreement on their divorce, it is referred to as:
a) Uncontested.
b) Contested.
,c) Default.
d) Summary.
7. The standard for providing spousal support that maintains the recipient
spouse at the standard of living established during the marriage is known as:
a) The needs-based standard.
b) The rehabilitative standard.
c) The status quo standard.
d) The "standard of living" standard.
8. Which of the following is a key difference between mediation and
collaborative divorce?
a) Mediation always involves attorneys.
b) In collaborative divorce, the attorneys are disqualified from representing the
parties in litigation if the process fails.
c) Mediation is always binding.
d) Collaborative divorce does not use financial neutrals.
Domain 2: Asset Analysis and Division
9. When valuing a defined benefit pension plan for divorce, the method that
calculates the present value of the future stream of payments is the:
, a) Fixed account method.
b) Reserve account method.
c) Present value method.
d) Payment streaming method.
10. What is the most common method for dividing the equity in a marital
home?
a) One spouse keeps the house and gives up their claim to all other assets.
b) The house is sold, and the net proceeds are divided.
c) The spouses continue to co-own the house indefinitely.
d) The house is transferred to the children.
11. The "time rule" or "coverture fraction" is used to:
a) Determine the value of a business.
b) Apportion the marital portion of a retirement asset that was contributed to both
before and during the marriage.
c) Calculate child support payments.
d) Determine the tax basis of an asset after divorce.
12. A non-vested stock option is generally considered:
a) Always separate property.
b) Always marital property.
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT VERSION>
Domain 1: Divorce Process and Law
1. What is the primary role of a CDFA in a divorce proceeding?
a) To provide legal advice to the client.
b) To serve as a neutral mediator for the couple.
c) To analyze the financial aspects of the divorce and provide data-driven
recommendations.
d) To provide psychological counseling regarding the financial stress of divorce.
2. Which of the following is typically considered "separate property" in a
common law state?
a) A salary earned during the marriage.
b) The marital home purchased after the wedding.
c) An inheritance received by one spouse and kept in a separate account.
d) A 401(k) account contributed to during the marriage.
3. The legal process of sharing information and documents between parties in
a divorce is known as:
,a) Interrogation.
b) Discovery.
c) Deposition.
d) Subpoena.
4. A "QDRO" is used to divide which type of asset?
a) A bank savings account.
b) An employer-sponsored retirement plan (e.g., 401(k), pension).
c) A personal investment brokerage account.
d) The equity in the marital home.
5. The term "alimony" is now more commonly referred to in the tax code and
legally as:
a) Child Support.
b) Spousal Maintenance or Spousal Support.
c) Property Settlement.
d) Equitable Distribution.
6. If a couple cannot reach an agreement on their divorce, it is referred to as:
a) Uncontested.
b) Contested.
,c) Default.
d) Summary.
7. The standard for providing spousal support that maintains the recipient
spouse at the standard of living established during the marriage is known as:
a) The needs-based standard.
b) The rehabilitative standard.
c) The status quo standard.
d) The "standard of living" standard.
8. Which of the following is a key difference between mediation and
collaborative divorce?
a) Mediation always involves attorneys.
b) In collaborative divorce, the attorneys are disqualified from representing the
parties in litigation if the process fails.
c) Mediation is always binding.
d) Collaborative divorce does not use financial neutrals.
Domain 2: Asset Analysis and Division
9. When valuing a defined benefit pension plan for divorce, the method that
calculates the present value of the future stream of payments is the:
, a) Fixed account method.
b) Reserve account method.
c) Present value method.
d) Payment streaming method.
10. What is the most common method for dividing the equity in a marital
home?
a) One spouse keeps the house and gives up their claim to all other assets.
b) The house is sold, and the net proceeds are divided.
c) The spouses continue to co-own the house indefinitely.
d) The house is transferred to the children.
11. The "time rule" or "coverture fraction" is used to:
a) Determine the value of a business.
b) Apportion the marital portion of a retirement asset that was contributed to both
before and during the marriage.
c) Calculate child support payments.
d) Determine the tax basis of an asset after divorce.
12. A non-vested stock option is generally considered:
a) Always separate property.
b) Always marital property.
