Reference no: EM133338073

Questions

1. Each state sets the age to where legal adulthood is reached, which is also referred to as....

emancipated

divorced

enacted

accountable

2. Which of the following selections is TRUE?

Bigamy involves having more than one partner in a relationship

both bigamy and polygamy are outlawed in all US states

polygamy is the marriage between three parties

bigamy is permitted in selected states

3. What is the difference between divorce and annulment?

annulment nullifies that the marriage ever took place

divorce nullifies that the marriage ever took place

both are interchangeable terms

annulment legally ends the marriage between two parties

4. If two people want to reach an agreement about property ownership before they become married, they must make a.....

Will

marital property

separate property

prenuptial agreement

5. What is the difference between a prenuptial agreement and a cohabitation agreement?

both have similar meanings

a cohabitation agreement is made prior to a marriage, while a prenuptial agreement is made upon a divorce.

a prenuptial agreement can be arranged before and after a marriage.

a cohabitation agreement can be made without marriage, but still set legal conditions for shared property in a partner relationship.

6. Which is a collaborative divorce?

a form of divorce that involves formal discussions and conferences attended by both parties and their lawyers to settle all issues.

a divorce granted without either party having to prove the other party guilty of misconduct.

disagreement between a couple that is grounds for a no-fault divorce.

a special type of marriage in which the couple surrenders, in advance, their right to a no-fault divorce.

7. Which doctrine helps supports mother's child support case, claiming that the best interest of the child is to primarily stay with their mother?

family car doctrine

tender years doctrine

best interest of the child doctrine

child neglect

8. While separate property is considered personal property obtained before a marriage, which form of property is collected during the course of a marriage?

shared property

Collaborative property

joint property

collective property

9. Equal distribution of property is based upon given an even split of property between the two parties in a divorce. Equitable distribution is based upon....

the earnings of each party based upon their shared property

the even split of separate property before the marriage

the equitable distribution of shared property after the divorce

the earnings of each party equal to their inheritance

10. When a parent or parents of a child is determined to be unfit for the well-being of that child, a court can issue......?

child neglect

terminate parental rights

insanity

child abuse