Question

Claudio wants to apply to change his student Visa to a work permit Visa. He goes to the ABC Legal Clinic but there are no lawyers there - only paralegals. Claudio is okay with that because he can fill out the form without help. However, when he gets to the blank that says Middle Name he doesn't know what to do. Claudio doesn't have a middle name. When he asks a paralegal at the ABC Legal Clinic what to do with this blank, the paralegal
A) should not answer the question because to do so would be UPL
B) should answer the question but get the answer verified by a lawyer so that the advice is not UPL
C) should give Claudio the answer because the answer to such a question does not entail giving legal advice.
D) should get the instructions for filling out the form, circle the answer to that question and hand it to Claudio to avoid UPL

Answer 1

Answer:    C) Should give Claudio the answer because the answer to such a question does not entail giving legal advice

Explanation:  Having a middle name or several middle names is quite common and legal, but also not having a middle name is legal. This means that when filling out form a, depending on the state, one can, for example, put the initials N.M.N. (no middle name) or similar. Also, if there is one, the middle name can be indicated in the name by initials. All of this, when filling out the form, you may also ask the salter clerk or anyone who knows this information reliably and not the legal, though if you are in the situation you may as well.

Legal advice as such is given solely by a lawyer, and it concerns important matters when careful analysis of regulations and the law as a whole is needed. No careful analysis is required to fill in a form without a middle name, it is simple to know whether to enter a middle name and what to do if one does not have a middle name. This is simply known by clerk who work on a daily basis to receive completed forms.