Reference no: EM132197468

1. Which of the following is NOT true about parental duties?

A. Parents have an obligation to provide an allowance to their children until a child reaches age 18 or until emancipation.

B. Parents have an obligation to provide food to their children until a child reaches age 18 or until emancipation.

C. Parents have an obligation to provide medical care to their children until a child reaches age 18 or until emancipation.

D. A child becomes emancipated if he or she leaves the parents and voluntarily lives on his or her own.

E. Parents have an obligation to provide shelter to their children until a child reaches age 18 or until emancipation.

2. Which of the following is NOT true about parental rights?

A. Parents have no right to control the behavior of their children.

B. The state may remove a? child, either temporarily or permanently, from situations of child neglect.

C. Child neglect occurs when a parent fails to provide a child with the necessities of life or other basic needs.

D. A parent's refusal to obtain medical care for a child can be punished as a crime.

E. Parents have the right to select schools for their children and the religion they will practice.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the more common issues addressed in a prenuptial agreement?

A. future lottery winnings

B. valuation of business

C. separate property

D. income

E. profession and license

4. Which of the following is NOT true about prenuptial agreements?

A. They must provide for fair distribution of assets and must not be unconscionable.

B. Prenuptial agreements must be voluntarily entered, without threats or undue pressure.

C. Generally, courts will enforce a properly negotiated prenuptial agreement even if the agreement provides for an unequal distribution of assets and eliminates financial support of a spouse in case the marriage is terminated.

D. Generally, courts will not enforce a prenuptial agreement if the agreement provides for an unequal distribution of assets or eliminates financial support of a spouse in case the marriage is terminated.

E. For a prenuptial agreement to be enforceable, each party must make full disclosure of assets and liabilities, and each party should be represented by their own attorney.

5. _____ property includes property owned by a spouse prior to the marriage as well as inheritances and gifts received during the marriage.

A. Spousal partnership

B. Community

C. Marital

D. Separate

E. Equitable

6. Which of the following is NOT true about how debts are divided during a dissolution of marriage?

A. In most? states, each spouse is personally liable for his or her own premarital debts, and the other spouse is not liable for those debts.

B. Debts that are incurred during the marriage for necessities and other joint needs, including but not limited to shelter, clothing, automobiles, medical expenses, and the like, are joint marital debts and are the joint responsibility of the spouses.

C. If a debt is not paid by the spouse to whom the court has distributed the debt, a third-party creditor may recover payment of the debt from the other spouse.

D. How debts are divided depends on the type of debt and upon state law.

E. If a debt is not paid by the spouse to whom the court has distributed the debt, a third-party creditor may not recover payment of the debt from the other spouse.

7. Temporary alimony is also called _____ alimony.

A. equitable

B. supplemental

C. quasi-equitable

D. retributive

E. rehabilitation

8. Which of the following is NOT true about child support?

A. The noncustodial parent is obligated to contribute to the financial support of biological and adopted children.

B. In awarding child support, the court may consider several? factors, including the number of children, the needs of the children, the net income of the parents, standard of living of the children prior to termination of the marriage, special medical or other needs of the children and other factors the court deems relevant.

C. Custodial and noncustodial parents may NOT agree to the amount of child support. It is mandated by state law.

D. Child support includes a child's costs for food, shelter, clothing, medical expenses, and other necessities of life.

E. The duty to pay child support usually continues until a child reaches the age of majority, graduates from high school, or emancipates him- or herself by voluntarily choosing to live on his or her own.

9. In child custody disputes where both parents want custody of a child, the courts determine what is in the best interests of _____.

A. the mother

B. the biological father

C. society as a whole

D. the father (regardless of whether he is the biological father of the child)

E. the child

10. Which of the following is NOT a factor a court can consider when deciding child custody?

A. the religion of each parent

B. the desire of each parent to provide for the needs of the child

C. the ability of each parent to procreate

D. the ability of each parent to provide a stable environment for the child

E. the wishes of the child